Newa cuisine

Newa cuisine (also referred to as Newar or Newari cuisine) is a subset of Nepalese cuisine that has developed over centuries among the Newars of Kathmandu (Kathmandu is called Yen in Nepal bhasa language), Nepal. Newa cuisine is the most celebrated food variety in the country that consists of over 200 dishes. It is more elaborate than most Nepalese cuisines because the Kathmandu Valley has exceptionally fertile alluvial soil and enough wealthy households to make growing produce more profitable than cultivating rice and other staples.

Food is the integral part of Newar culture. Different kind of foods are prepared for different occasions, considering the climate and nutritional needs for body. Newars are renowned for their sumptuous feasting.[1] Dishes served during feasts and festivals have symbolic significance.

Lunch and dinner

Āmli Achār, relish made of Himalayan hog plum

Meat dishes

Vegetable dishes

Soups

Relishes

Lunch

A typical snack of beaten rice, vegetables, roasted meat and other sides

Feast foods

Meat dishes

Sapu Mhichā, leaf tripe bag stuffed with bone marrow

Vegetable dishes

Kwati mixed beans soup

Soups

Festival foods

Image of a Newa cuisine "Samaybaji"

Meat dishes

A plate of momo

Vegetable dishes

Salads

Dhau, yogurt in an earthen bowl

Dessert


Drinks

Anti liquor jar and bowl

Utensils

Newars cook, store and serve food and beverages in containers and utensils made of gold, silver, copper, brass, iron, clay pottery, dried rice stalks, corn leaves and leaves of certain trees sewn together with toothpicks to make plates and bowls. Food is eaten with bare hands. It is customary to wash hands before and after a meal.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "On the Importance of Food". Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Vaidya, Tulasī Rāma; Mānandhara, Triratna; Joshi, Shankar Lal (1993). Social History of Nepal. Anmol Publications. p. 168. ISBN 9788170417996.
  3. ↑ Lonely Planet Nepal. Lonely Planet. 2012. ISBN 9781743213148. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  4. ↑ Tuladhar, Kamal (2003). English-Nepal Bhasa Dictionary. Kathmandu: J.R. Tuladhar. ISBN 9789993354437.
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