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Bangchang

Cloudy home-brewed beer of fermented maize, rice or millet, served warm

Bhutan Wine & spirit Vegetarian

Your guide, Chef Baku
Drawn, not photographed Updated September 2026
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History

Brewed in Bhutanese households from cereal grain and served at village gatherings; ara is the distilled version of the same mash.

Frequently asked questions

What is Bangchang?

Bangchang is a wine & spirit from Bhutan: cloudy home-brewed beer of fermented maize, rice or millet, served warm. Brewed in Bhutanese households from cereal grain and served at village gatherings; ara is the distilled version of the same mash.

Made with

maizericemillet

Cooked

fermentedbrewed

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The atlas would have to match every ingredient to a food-composition database before it could publish a figure, and an estimate is not worth having if someone is counting on it.

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