Rediscovering lost flavours: Restaurateurs from Ladakh preserve culinary heritage in a changing world

In Ladakh, where the markets run amok with momos, a handful of chefs are preserving heritage recipes from times when the Silk Route thrived. Calling every aunt, grandmother, and neighbour who cooked hearty Ladakhi meals, these restaurateurs now dabble in fresh herbs, buckwheat, and delicious fatty lamb, hoping to revive a lost cuisine

​In Ladakh, where the markets run amok with momos, a handful of chefs are preserving heritage recipes from times when the Silk Route thrived. Calling every aunt, grandmother, and neighbour who cooked hearty Ladakhi meals, these restaurateurs now dabble in fresh herbs, buckwheat, and delicious fatty lamb, hoping to revive a lost cuisine