Foods of Nepal

Foods of Nepal

Nepal is multicultural, multilingual, multireligious and fully diverse country. More than 123 caste peoples lives in Nepal following different religions, cultures, traditions, norms and values in a harmony. Nepal is rich in different kind of foods. Nepal can be also called as country of variety of food because every caste people have their own kind of foods. Dalbhat and roti are the common foods eaten by peoples of whole Nepal. Nepalese food consists of most delicious and unique species.

                   Nepal is a country which is divided into three geographical regions Hilly, Himalayas and Terai regions. The life style of people’s in Nepal is diverse due to the geographical structure of Nepal. Peoples of different geographical regions have their own kind of livings and foods. Mostly the majority of population in terai region belongs to yadav, chaudary, tharu, satar, Brahmins, chhetris, etc. Likewise, in hilly region people are of newars, limbus, rais, gurungs, magars, tamangs, Brahmins and chhetris. And the main inhabitants of Himalayan region’s are Sherpa in eastern part, thakali and bhotia in others parts. In terai region as per the majority of population people take rice, dal, bread, vegetables, as their main staples food. Whereas people of hilly regions mostly take rice, pulses, dhido, gundruk, aalu tama, buck wheat, boiled eggs, maize, millet, wheat, potato and hot tea full in big steel glass is mostly recommended due to cold climate. And due to cold climate people of Himalaya regions mostly people take hard dried yak cheese; peener, wai wai noodles, thukpa, booze, buckwheat, millet, barley and potato.

                       Nepal is a multireligious country so people celebrate different kind of festivals and people eats different food in different occasion like selroti in tihar, pulao in different ceremony like Marriage, bratabandha, kheer and dhakane is mostly eaten in teej, dahe and beaten rice, meat etc are eaten in Dashain, Yam, Teel ko laddoo which is mixture ofroasted sesame seeds (Til) and jaggery or molasses syrup (Chaaku). Tharu are the ethnic indigenous communities from southern foothills and inner Terai of Nepal. They have very rich and diverse food culture. The food culture and cuisine vary according to the regions they live. The food culture is largely characterized by the fertile flooded plains, forests, and environment they live in. Rice is the major staple and they also eats fishes, crabs, snails, mussels etc. Brahmins mostly eats vegetarian foods like paner, spinach, vegetables, dal Bhatt, beans, pulses etc. Millet, buckwheat, wheat, corn, rice, seasonal vegetables including wild ones, domestic pigs and poultry are the key traditional ethnic foods of peoples of Rai and limbu community. Whereas Selroti, Kinema, Sargemba, Yangben-Faaksa, Filinge koAchaar/Chhop, Bhatmaas ko Achaar etc are also their community foods.

                               I can also prepare some kind of foods like meat, dal Bhatt, curry, roti, selroti, fish etc. I can also make teelko laddu, rasbari, etc. the food that I like most is meat and dal Bhatt.

Lokesh Prasai

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