February 11,2019:
A four day training on basic food cooking skills for 26 farm/home stays owners, few other interested participants of Khatoed and Khamoed Gewogs of Gasa Dzongkhag is underway at Gasa Tshachu. The training is supported by the Office of the Gyalpoi Zimpon. The training will cover basic cooking skills on a wide range of simple menus using as far as possible the local ingredients and materials. Participants will be also familiarized on essential utensil/equipmentand get knowledge of basic ingredients. The followings are the expected outcomes of the training:
i. Know how to cook the basic set of menu that would 
comfortably and tastefully cater to the meals needs of all 
farm/home stays clients including the tourists. 
ii. Know and get convinced to build up a basic set of 
utensil/equipment’s in their kitchen
iii. Know the list of a basic set of ingredients in their kitchen.
iv. Know basic hygiene to be maintained in the kitchen and 
cooking and also to take care of the kitchen waste

Ms Deki Wangmo is the key resource person. She is supposed to be a passionate cook and loves eating. She is a self-taught cook. She helps at the Chinese restaurant in Thimphu.