| Wachipa | |
| Country: | Nepal |
| Region: | Eastern Nepal, Sikkim, Darjeeling |
| Creator: | Rai people, |
| Course: | Meal |
| Main Ingredient: | rice, chicken, burnt feathers, Damlapa flower |
Wachipa (Nepali वाचिपा)is a typical Kirat Rai, People dish made with rice, minced chicken, and powder made out of burnt feathers of a chicken. The powder gives a unique bitter taste. Vegetarian wachipa is made by replacing meat with leaves or flowers of a plant called Damlapa, which is also bitter. It is eaten on special occasions. It is believed that consumption of wachipa cures body aches.[1] It is called Wamik in Lohorung.