TheBest Foods in Nepal

Nepal is regarded as a culturally rich country. Nepal is a multi-cultural, multi-racial, multi-linguistic and multi-ethnic country. People from different culture are living in Nepal. So, when it comes to food, it also varies from culture to culture. People of different culture and tradition have their own special kinds of foods which creates availability of many kinds of food items here. However, here are some of the best Nepali food that you simply cannot miss out on:  

Dal Bhat Tarkari (Nepali Khana Set):

Daal bhat tarkari is the daily meal that every Nepalese eat throughout the country. People cook this dish every day in their house two times a day, in the morning and at night. Daal is a soup of lentils and spices which is serve with the boil grains that we call Bhat. Tarkari is curry-a mash up of different vegetables in flavour with spices and curry powder. The Bhat is always the same boiled grains but the dal and tarkari differs specially tarkari is different day to day. There are 4-5 types of daal normally that we cook whereas there are number of style and vegetables recipes of tarkari. Dal Bhat Tarkari is available in any part of Nepal wherever you visit.  

Momos:

Momo is a type of dumpling which is made from dough usually filled with minced meat-buffalo, chicken and pork-and also with vegetables. It is usually steamed or fried found in almost every restaurant, hotel and motel of Nepal and mainly eaten as an appetizer. However, nowadays cheese momos are also available in some places in Kathmandu. This dish is very popular in almost every corner of Nepal. Momo is a must-try food item of Nepalese cuisine once you are here. While momos are usually called Tibetan dumplings, the truth is, they’re usually better in Nepal.  

Chatamari:

The Chatamari is a Newari food item which is also a type of an appetizer. It is also called Newari pizza. The dish is prepared from rice flour by making flat bread cook over heat. It has toppings such as mince-meat, eggs, some vegetables like tomato, onions, green chilly, etc.  It is a traditional specialty of the Newars of the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal and people eat it during festivals and other special occasions. Chatānmari is now widely famous dish as a snack and has become popular among other cultures, too.  

Yomari:

The dish Yomari, also called Yamari, is a delicacy of the Newar community in Nepal. It is a steamed dumpling that consists of an external covering of rice flour and an inner content of sweet substances such as chaku and khuwa. Yomari is such a special food that it has its own festival, usually celebrated in December, called Yomari Punhi. The Newari festival marks the end of the rice harvest and we make and eat sweet yomari on this day. Apart from this festivals Yomari are available in normal days at many hotels and café especially in Newari restaurants and café.      

Sel Roti:

Sel roti is a traditional homemade, sweet, ring-shaped rice bread/doughnut originating from the Indian subcontinent. People prepare it  mostly during Dashain and Tihar, widely celebrated Hindu festivals in Nepal. We can also call it a Nepali style of donuts as they are similar in cooking styles but different in taste. We can find sel roti at road side shops and café in many areas in Nepal.            

Samay Baji:

The Samay Baji is an authentic traditional dish of Newar community in Nepal. In recent years this food has become one of the main attractions of Nepal. We consider this as a typical dish of the Nepalese people. There is a collection of items in this dish. Firstly, there’s chiura (beaten rice), the essential component. The other accompaniments can vary, but usually include some or all of the following: black-eyed pea curry, soybean curry, batmas (fried dried soybeans), spiced and sautéed spinach, fried boiled eggs, a potato curry, bamboo shoot curry, bara (pancake), sel roti (sweet fried ring of batter), a meat curry or dried meat (sukuti), and a dry pickle of sliced garlic and ginger. Given its festive tradition, this is, in fact, a party on a plate.