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by David Johnson Asian Foods Guide Common ingredients and popular dishes of various cultures. IntroductionEast Asia ChinaJapanKoreaMongoliaTibetPacific Region FijiHawaiiPapua New GuineaPolynesiaSouth Asia BangladeshIndiaNepal Sri LankaSoutheast Asia CambodiaIndonesiaLaosMalaysiaMyanmarPhilippinesSingaporeThailandVietnamCooking in the Himalayan Mountain country of Nepal is similar to that of Northern India and nearby Tibet. However, Nepali cooking makes use of some ingredients found only in the mountains, including jimbu, an herb, and timur, a type of pepper. Many Nepali dishes come from the Kathmandu Valley’s Newari people. Drawing on their Buddhist heritage, vegetarian dishes are also common in the Himalayas. Beef is not generally eaten. Common ingredients: goat, pork, chicken, buffalo, freshwater fish and shrimp, potatoes, barley, onions, vegetables, mustard oil, ghee (Indian clarified butter), yak butter, curries, garlic, ginger, cumin, coriander, turmeric, black pepper, chilies, onions, cilantro, scallions Popular dishes: dal (lentils); bhat (steamed rice); tarkari (vegetables as a main course); curried or grilled meat or vegetables; meat marinated in mustard oil; stuffed dumplings; stewed and stir-fried noodles; sukutis (spicy and crispy meat slices); achars (chutneys); seasoned or unseasoned tea More Information: Infoplease Atlas: Nepal Country Profile: Nepal More Asian-American Features
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Cooking in the Himalayan Mountain country of Nepal is similar to that of Northern India and nearby Tibet. However, Nepali cooking makes use of some ingredients found only in the mountains, including jimbu, an herb, and timur, a type of pepper. Many Nepali dishes come from the Kathmandu Valley’s Newari people. Drawing on their Buddhist heritage, vegetarian dishes are also common in the Himalayas. Beef is not generally eaten.
Asian Foods Guide
Common ingredients and popular dishes of various cultures.
- Introduction
East Asia
- ChinaJapanKoreaMongoliaTibet
Pacific Region
- FijiHawaiiPapua New GuineaPolynesia
South Asia
- BangladeshIndiaNepal Sri Lanka
Southeast Asia
- CambodiaIndonesiaLaosMalaysiaMyanmarPhilippinesSingaporeThailandVietnam
Common ingredients:
goat, pork, chicken, buffalo, freshwater fish and shrimp, potatoes, barley, onions, vegetables, mustard oil, ghee (Indian clarified butter), yak butter, curries, garlic, ginger, cumin, coriander, turmeric, black pepper, chilies, onions, cilantro, scallions
Popular dishes:
dal (lentils); bhat (steamed rice); tarkari (vegetables as a main course); curried or grilled meat or vegetables; meat marinated in mustard oil; stuffed dumplings; stewed and stir-fried noodles; sukutis (spicy and crispy meat slices); achars (chutneys); seasoned or unseasoned tea
More Information:
- Infoplease Atlas: Nepal Country Profile: Nepal
More Asian-American Features
.com/spot/asianfoods15.html
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