17 Things to Eat Now
This is not a best of list. Let’s just get that right out there. There are far too many great things to eat in Nepal for that to be the...
Issue 208 | March 2019
After the long cold months of winter, spring has finally arrived and with the new season come blooming flowers, warmer air, longer days and room for exciting new activities....
This is not a best of list. Let’s just get that right out there. There are far too many great things to eat in Nepal for that to be the...
Nepal’s national dish is deceivingly complex. Each successive meal may have a different vegetable, a different curry (and meat selection), lentils vary, and everything, especially spiciness, changes with the season....
The coffee arrived in delicate porcelain which I knew, even before I checked the bottom of the saucer, were made by Limoges, the prestigious French porcelain makers; the letters RF—République...
Bhaat, dahl, and tarkari was fine as far as it went, but for the swarms of tourists visiting Nepal, and especially Kathmandu, in the 1970s and 1980s, they also missed...
Identifying ideal food combinations is not only a culinary art but also a tedious process. If you get the combination right, the food not only tastes amazing but also has...
“I’ve visited most of the restaurants in and around Patan, but I like this the best,” declared my companion, a young Chinese girl who was here for the first time....
The slogan, “Buddha was Born in Nepal”, is proudly displayed on vehicles, stickers, and shirts throughout the country. This past October, I got the chance to visit Lumbini, birthplace of...
Over the years I’ve heard and read about grains that used to be widely eaten in various parts of Nepal but which have now become so uncommon as to...
While meeting Raja Ram Shilpakar, anyone is easily charmed by his gentle smile and kind demeanor. But his utter humility belies his staggering creative prowess. He has been working as...
This small pond, which historically has had no cultural significance as such, lies at the center of a concrete jungle, in close proximity of City Center, the Russian Center for...
Chhoila ! The incredible hot and spicy grilled buffalo meat, served cold with spring onions, is a dish that will make anyone want to befriend a Newari friend, and especially,...
Cultural objects in the form of art, manuscripts, coins, statues, paintings and even traditional buildings have fascinated mankind, with respect to the creativity, skill and technology of their ancestors. Throughout...
It’s just a minute or two from Patan Durbar Square, down a narrow alley, in a lovingly restored and charmingly decorated old building. Both the décor and the food draw...
By Don Messerschmidt Lain Singh Bangdel (1919-2002), Nepal's preeminent modern artist of the 20th century, would have been 100 years old this year. He was born on a tea...
I opened up Shradha Ghale’s “The Wayward Daughter,” expecting to find a social polemic about Brahminization, or a critique of the way Janjati groups discriminate against people from the Madhesh....