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Kinema
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Kinema () (Limbu: , Kinaamba in Limbu) is a fermented soybean food, originated among the Limbu people and now prepared by the Kirat people of the Eastern Himalayas region: Eastern Nepal, and Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Sikkim regions of India. Kinema, also known as kinama, is a traditional food of the Limbu people.

Key facts

Food.name
Kinema
Food.image
File:Original Kinema-nepal.jpg
Food.caption
Kinema on a traditional leaf wrapping
Food.alternate_name
Kinemba, chembihik, hokuma, goyang, ghogima
Food.country
Limbuwan ( ᤕᤠᤀᤷᤓᤢᤅ ᤗᤠᤈᤣ ) present-day Eastern Nepal
Food.region
India (Sikkim, Darjeeling, Kalimpong)
Food.main_ingredient
Soybean fermented by Bacillus subtilis
Food.variations
Soup, achar
Food.type
Fermented food
Food.name_lang
ne
Food.similar_dish
Other fermented products
Nutritional value.name
Kinema
Nutritional value.kJ
2000
Nutritional value.carbs
28g
Nutritional value.fat
17g
Nutritional value.protein
48g

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
food
Subclass of
fermented food
Country
Nepal
Country of origin
Nepal
Image
Original Kinema-nepal.jpg
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native label
किनेमा
Commons category
Kinema

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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Production
  • Consumption
  • Nutritional value
  • Similar foods
  • See also
  • References

Kinema () (Limbu: , Kinaamba in Limbu) is a fermented soybean food, originated among the Limbu people and now prepared by the Kirat people of the Eastern Himalayas region: Eastern Nepal, and Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Sikkim regions of India. Kinema, also known as kinama, is a traditional food of the Limbu people.

== History == The word kinema is believed to be derived from the Limbu language , where means fermented and means to smell. It is a traditional food of the Limbu people.

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