Nepalese cuisine varies with its culture and caste depending on the food component available and their prices and its good for health. Generally Nepalese meals combination of Indian, Chinese and Tibetan meals . Nepal’s Cuisine keeps its own sparkle because Wheat, Rice, Lentils, Corn and Potatoes grow here as well as Nepal’s climate helps to grow this corns.
Nepal’s cuisine basic things spice and flavors i.e. ginger, garlic, coriander, pepper, cumin, chilies, cilantro, mustard oil, ghee and irregularly yak butter is making delicious Nepalis meal. The Nepalese main meal is Dal (Lentil), Bhat (Rice) and Tarkari(curried vegetables ). In Nepal has restriction to eat beef because Hindu religious. Famous drinks in Nepal is home made Liquor, tonga and thon.
Some delicious meals of Nepalese Cuisine .
Vegetarian
* Baji (Beaten Rice)
* Jaa (Boiled Rice)
* Chataamari (rice flour crepe)
* Baaraa (lentil based fried "donuts"; spicy and salty)
* Waaunchha (greens)
* Paauncha (sour berry soup)
* Chasumicha (type of spinach)
* Bhuti (black-eyed peas)
* Dhau (yogurt)
* Puri (flattened bread)
* Kani (corn)
* Musya (soybeans)
* Alu achaar (spicy potato salad)
* Wo (lentil based flattened cake; spicy and salty)
* Kehn (boiled lentils)
* Quanti (nine bean soup)
* Guara Mari (Fried dough, similar to elephant ears)
* Tushi Achar (Spicy cucumber salad)
* Golbheda Achar (Spicy tomato salad)
* Laba (fried garlic greens)
* Phashi (pumpkin)
* Chatamari
* Kauli
* Yo Mari
* Tukancha (Very tasty green vegitable)
* Palacha (Very tasty green vegitable)
* Kakacha
* Bhuti
* Simpu
* Kayegu (Soaked beans)
Nonvegetarian
Some South Asian (Newars Groups) eat water buffalo. Pahari Hindus doesn’t eat water buffalo because they understand it is as beef which is banned in Nepal.
* Chwelaa (marinated and roasted meat)
* Kachilaa (marinated raw minced meat)
* Sanyaa (dried fish)
* Khen (egg)
* Sanyaakhuna (jellied fish soup)
* Takhaa (jellied buffalo soup)
* Dukula (goat meat)
* Henyla (duck)
* Khayula (chicken)
* Ja(n)la
* Momocha (potstickers,usually buffalo. There is also a sweet version made of solidified and sweetened cream )
* So-laa (battered and fried goat lung)
* Knyaa (fish)
* Sapumhichha (liquid bone marrow encased in stomach lining)
* Mee-kwa (fenugreek sprouts and small peas)
* Nhyapu (brains, usually fried)
* Meh(n) (boiled tongue, usually fried)
* Cho-hi (steamed buffalo blood with marrow and spices)
* Pukala ( fried meat )
* Sukula ( dried meat,jerky )
* Kwa Ghasa ( thick broth from leftover meats and vegetables;has a distinct smell and taste)
Alcohol and derivatives
* Ayelaa (Hard liquor most commonly made out of rice. High alcohol content)
* Thwon (Rice Beer; very sweet to sour in taste)
* Hyaun Thwon (similar to red wine; light)
* Kaa Thowon
Beverages and Soups
* La (water)
* Duru (milk)
* Ken ( Lentils; black, yellow and red)
* Lai Kwa
* Pau Kwa
* Mee Kwa
* Chhon (Spicy Bamboo soup)
Sweets
* Anarsaa
* Ayantha-mari
* Barfi
* Jeri
* Laddu
* Lakhamari
* Lalmohan
* Maalpuwaa
* Nimki
* Rasbhari
* Roth
* Sel
* Swaari
* Haluwa
* Puri
* Pyara
* Khajuri
* Gundpakh
* Yomari |
