Chhaang or chang (Nectar of Gods) is a popular alcoholic beverage in the eastern Himalayas. Bottles of cachaça, a Brazilian alcoholic beverage. ... Perspective view of the Himalaya and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. ...

Geographical prevalence

It is consumed by the people of Sikkim, Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan and the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region of West Bengal with great enthusiasm. Sikkim (Hindi: सिक्किम) is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayas. ... Tibet (older spelling Thibet; Tibetan: བོད་; Wylie: Bod; pronounced in the Lhasa dialect; Chinese: ; pinyin: XÄ«zàng or Simplified Chinese: 藏区; Traditional Chinese: 藏區; pinyin: ZàngqÅ« [the two names are used with different connotations; see Name section below]) is a region in Central Asia and the home of the Tibetan people. ... Darjeeling Himalayan hill region is situated on the North-Western side of the state of West Bengal in India. ... West Bengal (Bengali: পশ্চিম বঙ্গ, Hindi: पश्चिम बंगाल, Poshchim Bôngo) is a state in the eastern region of India. ...

Ingredients and drinking

Chhaang is a relative of the more universally known beer. Millet or rice is used to brew the drink. Semi-fermented seeds of millet are served, stuffed in a mug of bamboo called the Domru. Then boiling water is poured and sipped through a narrow bore bamboo pipe called the Pipsing. A selection of bottled beers A selection of cask beers Beer is the worlds oldest and most popular alcoholic beverage, selling more than 133 billion litres (35 billion gallons) per year. ... Pearl millet in the field Ripe head of proso millet For other uses, see Millet (disambiguation). ... Species Oryza glaberrima Oryza sativa Rice refers to two species (Oryza sativa and Oryza glaberrima) of grass, native to tropical and subtropical southeastern Asia and to Africa, which together provide more than one fifth of the calories consumed by humans[1]. Rice is an annual plant, growing to 1-1. ... In its strictest sense fermentation (scientifically called zymosis) is the energy-yielding anaerobic metabolic breakdown of a nutrient molecule, such as glucose, without net oxidation. ... Diversity Around 91 genera and 1,000 species Subtribes Arthrostylidiinae Arundinariinae Bambusinae Chusqueinae Guaduinae Melocanninae Nastinae Racemobambodinae Shibataeinae See the full Taxonomy of the Bambuseae. ...

The brew tastes like ale. Alcohol content is quite low, but it produces an intense feeling of heat and well-being, ideal for enduring the temperatures which go well below freezing in winter.

Myth

It is said to be the best remedy to ward off the severe cold of the mountains. It reputedly has many healing properties for conditions like common cold, fever, allergic rhinitis etc. Acute nasopharyngitis, often known as the common cold, is a mild viral infectious disease of the upper respiratory system (nose and throat). ... A medical/clinical thermometer showing the temperature of 38. ... For the play, see Hay Fever. ...

Social correlates

This traditional drink is a must in many religious and most social occasions. According to legends chhang is also popular with the Yeti, who often raid isolated mountain villages to drink it. The yeti or Meh-Teh is a cryptid. ...

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