Kathmandu, Nepal is set in a valley surrounded by the Himalayan mountains. It is also famous for its food!
You can find diverse types of foods. Spicy food, Street foods, Newari foods are some famous foods here.
Here are top 5 snacks to have in Kathmandu!
1. Momo (Nepalese Dumplings)
Momo ( म:म ) : A snack, an appetizer, and a hearty mean, a dumpling native of Nepal, an extremely popular snack made of meat or vegetable wrapped in flour dough. It is flavourful, nutritious, and generally eaten with dipping sauces. It is also served in soups, pan-fried or sauté to make a heartly meal.
There are different variety of Momo:
Steamed: The traditional and the most popular way to serve Momos are to serve it hot and streamy right tout of a steam cooker with dipping sauces. The sauces are usually tomato-based. Sesame seed sauce, mint sauce, and other hot and sweet sauces can also serve with Momos.
Fried: The steamed Momos can lightly fried in a frying pan or deep fried in a fryer and served with a side of dipping sauces.
Chilli Momos: The steamed Momos can be further turned into this lip-smacking spicy chilli Momos. Those who do not like the plain steamed Momos can try these. They taste heavenly
Soup: Momo soup are craved on cold winter days. It is the combination of soup with momo in a bowl. It is generally hot.
Hot and Sweet: Momos marinated in hot and sweet sauce.
Spicy Momos: A super spicy variation of momos is also served to some brave patrons.
Some best places to eat momo:
2. Sekuwa
Sekuwa (सेकुवा) : a meat roasted in a natural wood fire in a traditional Nepalese country style. While the meat is still raw, it is mixed with natural herbs and spices and other ingredients.
Sekuwa can be made with pork, lamb, goat or chicken, or a mixture.
Some best places to eat sekuwa:
3. Sel roti
Sel Roti (सेल रोटी) : a traditional homemade right-shaped sweet rice bread popular in Nepal. It is mostly prepared during Dashain and Tihar (one of the greatest festivals of Hindus)
It is made of rice flour with added flavours. A semi-liquid rice flour dough is usually prepared by adding milk water cooking oil, sugar ghee, butter, cardamom, cloves, bananas and other flavours of personal choice
It is available in many local restaurants in Nepal (KHAAJAA GHAR)
4. Samay Baji
Samay Baji (समय् बजि): an authentic traditional dish of Newar community in Kathmandu. In recent years this food had become one of the main attractions of Nepal. This dish has passed down form many generations and it still much appreciated by the people.
Samay Baji consists of many food items on a single plate. Beaten rice (Chyura), spicy potato salad (Aalu-Wala), finely cut ginger (Palu), boiled beans mixed with spices (Bodi ko Achar) are some food items you can see in the plate. It consists of spicy food and pickles.
It is available in local Newari restaurants (NEWARI KHAAJAA GHAR)
5. Chataamari (Nepali Pizza)
Chataamari (चतांमरि): is a kind of rice crepe. It is a traditional specialty of the newars of the kathmandu valley in Nepal. It is also eaten during festivals and other special occasions. Chatamari is a round bread made of rice flour, sometimes topped with eggs. Sometimes Chatamari is called Nepali Pizza.
Chataamari can be eaten at the Newari local restaurants.
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