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Food & drink

What to eat in Nepal, what each dish actually is, where it is best, and how to eat it without causing offence.

8 guides in this topic.

Beginner6 min read

Momo in Nepal: Types, Fillings and Where to Find the Best

Momo are dumplings that arrived from Tibet and became entirely Nepali. Steamed, fried, kothey, jhol or C-momo; buff, chicken or vegetable. T…

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Beginner7 min read

Nepali Drinks: Chiya, Raksi, Tongba, Chhaang and Lassi

Chiya — sweet milky spiced tea — is the social currency of Nepal. Beyond it: tongba, hot millet beer drunk through a straw in the east; raks…

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Beginner6 min read

Nepali Food Etiquette: How to Eat Without Causing Offence

Eat with the right hand, never share from your plate, never touch a serving dish with a used utensil, and say 'pugyo' twice when you have ha…

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Beginner11 min read

Nepali Food: What to Eat in Nepal and Where to Find It

Dal bhat is the national dish and the best value on any menu; momo is the national obsession; Newari food in the Kathmandu valley is the mos…

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Beginner7 min read

Nepali Street Food and Snacks: What to Try and What to Skip

Sel roti, chatpate, laphing, samosa, pani puri, sekuwa and wai wai sadeko — Nepal's snack culture is cheap, excellent and mostly safe if you…

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Intermediate8 min read

Newari Food: The Kathmandu Valley Cuisine Most Visitors Miss

Newar cuisine is the most developed food tradition in Nepal — dozens of distinct dishes, elaborate feast structures and its own vocabulary i…

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Beginner6 min read

Vegetarian and Vegan in Nepal: What to Order and What to Watch For

Nepal is one of the easiest countries in the world to be vegetarian — dal bhat is vegetarian by default and meat is occasional in many house…

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Beginner7 min read

What is Dal Bhat? Nepal's National Dish Explained

Dal bhat is rice with lentil soup, vegetable curry and pickle — eaten twice a day by most Nepalis, served with free refills, and the single …

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Sources & data note

Guides are written from primary sources — Nepali government departments, operators, park authorities and standards bodies — and each guide lists the sources used for its own facts. Rules, fees and prices in Nepal change; treat figures as current at the review date shown on each guide and verify anything money- or visa-critical with the issuing authority before you rely on it.