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Tharu\npeople are indigenous to the south of Nepal, the Terai region. They utilize a\nvariety of food sources around them including a type of sticky rice called\nanadi rice. Since they historically settled on much of the lush plains,\nforests, and nearby streams, such of their cuisine also reflects this. If you\nfind yourself in a Tharu community, definitely try out their plethora of river\nand lake crustaceans (crab and snails, in particular). They also eat field\nmice, pigeons, wild boar, pig, and chicken for protein. Other food items that\nare commonly eaten in the Tharu community is the Khariya, spiced lentils\nwrapped in taro leaves which are then sliced and fried and the dhikri, rice\ncakes which are dipped in spcies. Another popular item is teel ko laddu or\ntilauri, sesame seed balls rolled in molasses. And these are just a few out of\nthe many dishes you can try. So the next time you find ourself near a Tharu\ncommunity, definitely try something new aside from our beloved (but well\ntested) dalbhat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sherpa:\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n We\nnow move away from the southern plains of Nepal and go to the utmost northern\nregion, the Himalayas. As Tharus are indigenous to the Terai, Sherpas are to\nthe Himalayas. The most common food items found in the mountains are potatoes,\nbarley, radish, wheat, and of course, yak meat. If you are planning to trek the\nEverest region for instance, definitely check out rikikur, a pancake made by\ngrating potatoes and topped with rich yak butter or achar. If you need to warm\nup though, your best bet would be the thenduk, which is a flattened noodle soup\nserved with yak meat and topped with spices, carrots, radishes, spring onions,\nand potatoes and is served piping hot. A favorite amongst both city dwellers\nand tourists alike is the shyabhale which is a fried pastry filled with minced\nmeat and spices. These dishes are sure to keep you warm whether you are already\nin the mountains or are planning a winter getaway to Kathmandu. Either way, you\nwon’t go wrong with Sherpa cuisine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Rai\/Limbu:\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n We\nnow head towards the Eastern hills of Nepal where we come across Rai and Limbu\ncommunities. Some staple food items from these indigenous groups are millet,\npork, stinging nettle, and even wild lichen! The dish yangben is made from\nboiling wild lichen found on trees. A rich and filling dish, it tastes as\ninteresting as it sounds. The lichen is generally eaten either with pork or\nsargemba, a traditional pork blood sausage. The selroti, a popular dish that is\nwidely eaten across Nepal, is rice flour batter mixed with ghee (clarified\nbutter) and fried as a ring. While rice needs no introduction, vegetables and\nmeat dishes are also eaten with dhido. Dhido is buckwheat flour cooked in hot\nwater and pounded to make a paste. It is quite filling and serves as one of the\nstaple dishes that is synonymous with the community. So the next time you find\nyourself in a restaurant, consider swapping out the rice for dhido instead for\na new gastronomical experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Khas:\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n While\nfood from Terai, the east, and even the Himalayas have spread across Nepal and\ndishes like tilauri (Tharu), thenduk (Sherpa), and selroti (Rai\/Limbu) are well\nknown, cuisine from the far Western region of the country remains relatively\nunknown. One particular dish that stands out is the Dukpa, which is dumpling\nsoup where the dumplings are made from gahat (horse gram) and kalo mas ko dal\n(black lentils). Highly nutritious, this soup can be eaten with rice or roti.\nSpeaking of rotis, most of the ones you find in restaurants are made from maida\n(all purpose flour) but the Khas people also make rotis with corn flour which\nserves as a healthy alternative. While there are not many eateries serving far\nWestern food in the capital city, definitely keep an eye out for local food\nitems when you’re trekking near Rara lake where you can also enjoy the marsi\nrice, a special type of locally grown rice which has a signature brown and red\ncolor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Newari:\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n Last\nbut definitely not the least is the Newari cuisine and you don’t have to travel\nvery far from the capital to try this cuisine. In fact, you don’t have to\ntravel at all since the Newari people are indigenous to Kathmandu. While Newari\nfood is popular amongst those who live in Kathmandu, those who visit may not be\nfamiliar. Newari food is known for its spiciness and for the variety of meat\ndishes it offers. Whether it is hakuchoela, buffalo meat broiled and mixed with\nspices, or bhuttan, fried buffalo intestines, there is always something for\nmeat lovers. Vegetarian dishes are also popular with bara (spiced and fried\nlentil patty) being a staple lunch item for many. Another simple but delicious\ndish would be bhatmas which is simply salted and roasted soybeans or the\naalutama, which a potato and bamboo shoots curry cooked with black eyed peas.\nAccompanying these dishes would be chiura, which is rice that has been\nflattened. Again, a welcome substitute for the boiled rice we have been\nenjoying for so long. There is no dearth of Newari eateries in Kathmandu,\nespecially in the three Durbar Squares (Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, and Patan) so\ndefinitely accompany your sightseeing with some mouthwatering Newari dishes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Of\ncourse, this is not an exhaustive list of all the cuisines in Nepal but it is\ndefinitely a start! The next time you think you’ll order a plate of momos, keep\nthis list in mind and try something new. Maybe you’ll find your next favourite\ndish or cuisine altogether! <\/p>\n\n\n\n Source: <\/p>\n\n\n\n http:\/\/www.thegundruk.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/kathmandupost.com\/opinion\/2018\/09\/02\/making-the-most-of-marsi<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Description:](\"https:\/\/www.coldfeetadventure.com\/public\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Sherpa.jpg\")
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