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NEPAL
Food
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Nepal - specifically Kathmandu - is renowned as the budget eating
capital of Asia. Sadly, its reputation is based not on Nepali but
pseudo-Western food: pizza, chips (fries), "sizzling"
steaks and apple pie are the staples of tourist restaurants. Outside
the popular areas, travellers' chief complaint is the blandness
of the diet.
Yet Nepal lies at the intersection of two great culinary traditions,
Indian and Chinese, and if you know what to look for you'll find
good, native renditions of everything from tandoori to stir-fried
dishes. The simple cooking of the hills - Nepal's heartland - is
essentially a regional variation of north Indian, comprising rice,
lentils, curried vegetables and meats, and chutneys. In the Kathmandu
Valley, the indigenous Newars have their own unique cuisine of spicy
meat and vegetable dishes. In the Tarai, roti (bread) and the vast
range of Indian curries, snacks and sweets comes into play, while
in the mountains the diet is essentially Tibetan, consisting of
soups, pastas, potatoes and breads. |
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