The best thing about Nepalese cuisine is that its cuisine depicts the culture of the region. Further, the dishes have amazing flavors and are made using special ingredients and spices. Nepalese cuisine is dominated by the tastes of Tibet and China.
All of the items are cooked in less oil making the food items so much healthier than other cuisines. The dishes are lip-smacking with awesome dishes available at every festival. Common dishes involve salads, lean meats, vegetables, pickles, curd, etc. The common ingredients used in preparing the dishes are garlic, coriander, mustard oil, and tomatoes.
Popular Nepali foods to try out:
1. Momos
Momos are a quite popular food in Nepal and are loved by tourists worldwide. These momos are so soft and fluffy with a generous amount of stuffing. Likewise, these are small envelopes made using white flour, and stuffed inside are veggies or minced meat.
It is served with various kinds of sauces along with mayonnaise on the side making it such a delicious and healthy snack. This particular food has taken India by storm and has become a popular street food item in every nook and corner.
2. Yomari
Another delicious food lined up in Nepal is Yomari made of rice flour and chaaku. Furthermore, the preparation time is so long but the intense flavors of the dish are superb. Firstly, the dough is prepared with white flour. Secondly, the paste of chaaku is prepared with a thick consistency.
A distinctive shape is given to the item one at a time. Chaaku is taken and filled inside and then steamed. But Yomari is filled not just Chaaku but also khuwa and meat presently.
Many Newari restaurants serve Yomari and are such a heavenly food item for all those people having a sweet tooth.
3. Sadeko Sukuti
If you are a meat lover, this dish will tingle to the last of your taste buds. Besides, SadhekoSukuti tastes great as it is smoky and spicy at the same time. Having this dish takes you to a completely different level of experience. The dried meat is mixed with chilies, raw onions, and garlic and is served as starters in most restaurants. The dish can be prepared in multiple ways.
Mainly, the dish is served with rice and pickles. If you want you can have a salad made of radish, freshly chopped carrots, and cucumbers.
4. Sel Roti
A munching sweet treat, the Sel Roti in Nepal is prepared during festival times. Further, Sel Roti looks somewhat like a bagel and doughnut. The circular rice flour bread is deep-fried in oil giving it a crunchy texture. Then, the pieces of bread have a soft center and are doughy with the crispiness from the outside giving a unique taste.
Sel Roti is preferred by the Nepalese mostly as breakfast staples. It is dipped in yogurt and vegetable curry is prepared alongside to have it with the dish.
5. Thukpa
The Thukpa of Nepal is a bit different than that of Tibet and China. Likewise, the Thukpa consists of meat and vegetable pieces served with noodles. This special wintry noodle is found in Kathmandu and mountainous regions. The meat stock added to thukpa will arouse your taste buds and make you feel like having the dish this instant.
The spices along with the meat create such a scintillating effect. Besides, there are so many cafes in Kathmandu serving Thukpa savoring the Nepalese delight in its true self.
6. Dal Bhat
How can you miss out on the Dal Bhat when talking about the food delicacy of Nepal? Nepal truly runs on Dal Bhat! The lentil curry along with rice serves as staple lunch and dinner for all the Nepalese people. Further, after tasting Dal Bhat, you will know that this simple dish can be so fulfilling and tasty.
Yogurts, pickles, and meats are served alongside Dal Bhat. Though common food, Dal Bhat is prepared in all restaurants in Nepal. There are so many variations of the dish giving authentic experiences of cultures and tribes.
7. Wo
Wo is typically Newari pancakes made with ground lentil batter. Further, the preparation is made using black and green lentils. This delicacy is prepared specially during the Newari festival of “Siti Nakha”. These dal patties are so fluffy that it melts instantly when put in the mouth.
This becomes an excellent snack during lunch or dinner time. Other versions of the dish are battered eggs and minced chicken. The minced chicken in the batter makes it the non-vegetarian version of the pancakes.
8. Gorkhali Lamb
Gorkhali Lamb is an assortment of different flavors in one dish. Besides, it is a curry dish prepared by slow cooking of the lamb with onions and potatoes. Then these vegetables are removed from the curry and then grilled. It is covered with layers of spicy chili to add to the intense flavor.
Then the vegetables are added back to the curry and cooked for a bit longer. Further, lamb turns out to be a favorite of Nepalese and the dish is simply worth trying.
9. Choila
Since Nepali cuisine extends its hand to Newari cuisine as well, Choila becomes an essential part of the same. Likewise, this one Nepali food item is made with spicy hot buffalo meat.
There are other variations of Choila made using duck meat or normal meat. It is a hot and savory dish served with rice flakes. It is a dish prepared using festivities.
10. Tongba
Ending the culinary journey in Nepal on a sweeter note, here comes Tongba. This millet-based alcoholic beverage is the traditional drink of Nepal mostly drank by Limbu people in Eastern Nepal. It is termed “Tibetan Hot Beer” with the local beer served in cast-like vessels.
People have the beer using bamboo straws. It is a locally brewed beer stretched into several rounds. It is a warm alcoholic beverage so that you never run out of beer whenever you plan on having it.
Conclusion
These are important delicacies in Nepal found almost anywhere in the country. These have gained so much popularity that they are prepared in other parts of the world as well. Try them all out on your trip to Nepal and you won’t regret having any one of them.
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