Newa cuisine

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Newa cuisine (also referred to as Newar cuisine) is a subset of Nepalese cuisine that has developed over centuries among the Newars of Kathmandu (Kathmandu is called Yen in Nepal Bhasa) in Nepal. [1] 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.

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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. [2] Dishes served during feasts and festivals have symbolic significance.

Lunch and dinner

Amli achar, relish made of Himalayan hog plum Amali Achar.jpg
Āmli achār, relish made of Himalayan hog plum

Meat dishes

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Gwarcha; Newa cuisine

Vegetable dishes

Soups

Relishes

Lunch

A typical snack of beaten rice, vegetables, roasted meat and other sides Lapte Bhoye.jpg
A typical snack of beaten rice, vegetables, roasted meat and other sides

Feast foods

Meat dishes

Sapu mhicha, leaf tripe bag stuffed with bone marrow Sapu mhicha leaf tripe.jpg
Sapu mhichā, leaf tripe bag stuffed with bone marrow
Lapte bhowe; Newa cuisine Lapte Bhowe.jpg
Lapte bhowe; Newa cuisine

Vegetable dishes

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Kwati mixed beans soup

Soups

Festival foods

Image of a Newa cuisine "Samaybaji" Samaybaji.JPG
Image of a Newa cuisine "Samaybaji"

Meat dishes

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A plate of momo

Vegetable dishes

Salads

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Dhau (yogurt) in an earthen bowl

Dessert

Drinks

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Anti (a type of vessel) 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.

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References

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  2. "On the Importance of Food". Archived from the original on 11 September 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
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