Desserts
Ngaw tshoe (cheese with fruit syrup)
A Bhutanese dessert of fresh cheese topped with a sweet fruit syrup. The pairing of mild creamy cheese and fruity syrup makes a rustic treat that is popular at festivals.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Sirop
Optional extras
Instructions
- In a saucepan, heat the water with the sugar until fully dissolved.
- Add the fruit and lemon juice, then simmer for 10 minutes until the syrup is slightly thick.
- Pass the syrup through a sieve to remove the seeds and let it cool.
- Crumble the cheese into individual bowls.
- Generously spoon over the syrup and serve chilled.
Variations and tips
Apple version. Replace the berries with apple quarters cooked in the syrup.
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Original Ecomely recipe.