Food is something that tells a lot about a particular place. And trying local foods when we travel to a new place is certainly a must-do activity. Nepal offers a wide variety of local foods in addition to an amazing travel experience. Whether you go for a Kathmandu Valley Tour or head for the Everest Base Camp Trek, you should try local foods. Here are 5 delicious Nepali food that you will love the taste of.
Trying delicious Nepali food will tell you a lot about Nepal. The spiciness of the food will be mouthwatering. If you love spicy foods, you can try more local restaurants than those catering to tourists. Restaurants catering to the tourists will serve Nepali foods but will be less to no spicy at all. Let’s take a look at those mouthwatering Nepali cuisines to try when you are in Nepal.
Dal Bhat (Rice with Lentil soup and veggies)
The staple food for many Nepalese, Dal Bhat makes to your list of ‘must-try’ food when you visit Nepal. It’s a big lunch or dinner. When you go to a restaurant and order ‘Dal Bhat’ or ‘Nepali Thali’, you will get a platter of rice, vegetables, curry, pickle, salad, and lentil soup. Some places will offer you ghee if you like the taste of it.
The best way to enjoy Dal Bhat is to eat the food with your hand – right hand. It is finger food and we use fingertips to eat the food. Mixing a bit of lentil soup, vegetables and pickle with rice prepare the food to be eaten.
MoMo (The Dumplings)
You must have heard about the famous dumplings of Nepal called momo. These are mouthwateringly delicious dumplings to go for when you are in Nepal. You can find varieties of momo in the restaurants. Go look for chicken momo or vegetable momo. People also find the taste of buffalo momo delicious but you should explore typical local places to find those dumplings. Most of the tourist restaurants will serve chicken and vegetable momo.
Chowmein (Fried Noodles)
If you love noodles, you have it in the Nepali menu. Chowmein is the fried noodles that people love the taste of. You can always ask to add chicken or veggies or mushroom etc. on it. You can try it with spicy sauce or simply with tomato ketchup to mouthwatering flavor and taste. Try it for lunch and you will go for the day with full of energy.
Bara (black lentil pancake)
When you are in Kathmandu and go for a heritage sightseeing tour, ask your guide to take you for a bara- place in the narrow alleys of the old towns. Patan has very good bara place near the Durbar square. However, you can find this delicious pancake in local eateries.
You should go the extra mile to find this cuisine. Look for small eateries rather than big restaurants if you want to try Bara. You should certainly go for its taste.
Thukpa (Noodle Soup)
If you love soupy food, Thukpa is the right thing to go for in Nepal. This noodle soup tastes so delicious that remains with you for long after you have eaten. But you again need to find small eateries to get this food. And if the eatery is of Tibetan origin, you will get better Thukpa. You can enjoy the taste of this food for lunch or dinner.
Bonus: Sel Roti – Try this Nepali doughnut for breakfast. Explore small local eateries to find Sel Roti and try it with milk tea or chickpea curry. You will certainly find it yummy.
What delicious Nepali food have you tried before? We would love to hear about your experience.