India, Feb. 2 -- As you stroll down Leh's main market, you can find an avenue where local sellers sell a wide variety of traditional Ladakhi products. Among these products is wild onion, which is used as a substitute for onions in various Ladakhi dishes and is locally known as skotse. Sonam Tundup, a 75-year-old man from Domkhar village has been selling such traditional products here for almost 30 years. He says, "Once I set up a shop here, people from diverse regions like the wetlands of Nubra and Sham come here and sell wild onions to me. They grind the plant and make small flat cakes so that it is easier to store and use. Since it is sourced from the wild and not available here, these tend to sell out quickly as it has a better taste t...
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