Sinki (food)
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Sinki is a preserved vegetable, similar to gundruk
. Gundruk is prepared from leafy vegetables but sinki is prepared from radish
tap roots. The roots are wilted, shredded and then left to ferment via the action of several species of lactobacillus
before being sun dried.
Gundruk
Gundruk is fermented leafy green vegetable and is a popular food in Nepal and claimed to be one of the national dishes. It is popular not only in Nepal but also in the Himalayan region. The annual production of gundruk in Nepal is estimated at 2,000 tons and most of the production is carried out...
. Gundruk is prepared from leafy vegetables but sinki is prepared from radish
Radish
The radish is an edible root vegetable of the Brassicaceae family that was domesticated in Europe, in pre-Roman times. They are grown and consumed throughout the world. Radishes have numerous varieties, varying in size, color and duration of required cultivation time...
tap roots. The roots are wilted, shredded and then left to ferment via the action of several species of lactobacillus
Lactobacillus
Lactobacillus is a genus of Gram-positive facultative anaerobic or microaerophilic rod-shaped bacteria. They are a major part of the lactic acid bacteria group, named as such because most of its members convert lactose and other sugars to lactic acid. They are common and usually benign...
before being sun dried.