GALLERY
A taste of Nepal, in pictures
Food, tea, grains and the heritage behind them
FOOD
From the Nepali kitchen
The dishes you will find in Nepalese restaurants and homes across the UK.
Momo
Steamed dumplings, the dish every Nepali kitchen is judged by.
Dal bhat
Lentils, rice and seasonal tarkari. Eaten twice a day across Nepal.
Chatamari
Newari rice crepe, topped with minced meat and egg.
Yomari
Steamed rice dough filled with chaku, made for Yomari Punhi.
Sel roti
Ring-shaped rice bread, fried for Tihar and every celebration.
Tomato achar
Fresh pickle, sharp with timur. The volume control of a thali.
TEA
Chiya and the hills it grows on
Tea is poured at every visit, every meeting and every festival.
Nepali milk tea (chiya)
Milky, sweet and spiced. Poured all day, every day.
Ilam tea gardens
Eastern Nepal’s hills, home to fine orthodox tea.
Butter tea
Salted tea churned with butter, a Himalayan staple.
GRAINS & SPICES
Grown on terraced hillsides
The staples that give Nepali cooking its distinctive, earthy flavour.
Buckwheat
High-altitude grain, ground for dhido and pancakes.
Finger millet
Kodo, grown on terraced hills for dhido and raksi.
Timur pepper
Nepal’s Sichuan pepper, with its citrus tingle.
Gundruk
Fermented leafy greens, sour and deeply savoury.
HERITAGE
Temples, squares and traditions
The culture Nepalese families carry with them, wherever they settle.
Boudhanath Stupa
One of the largest stupas in the world, Kathmandu.
Swayambhunath
The hilltop “monkey temple” watching over the valley.
Patan Durbar Square
Newar palaces and temples in the old royal city.
Bhaktapur
Medieval square of brick, wood carving and pagodas.
Prayer flags
Mantras carried by the wind across mountain passes.
TRADITIONAL ATTIRE
Dressed for every occasion
Each of Nepal’s communities has its own dress, still worn proudly at weddings, festivals and gatherings in the UK.
Daura suruwal
The national dress for men: a double-breasted daura over fitted suruwal.
Haku patasi
Black sari with a red border, worn by Newar women for festivals.
Gurung traditional dress
Gurung women in festival dress at Tamu Lhosar, the Gurung new year.
Sherpa bakhu
Sherpa clothing from the high Himalaya, built for cold mountain air.
Tharu traditional dress
Bright handwoven dress of the Tharu people of the Terai.
Dhaka topi
The traditional Nepali cap, woven in dhaka cloth.
Magar traditional dress
Magar women’s festival dress, with gold jewellery and a patterned shawl.
Rai traditional dress
Rai dress of eastern Nepal, worn for Sakela and family celebrations.
Limbu traditional dress
Limbu women in traditional dress performing the Kelang dance.
Find Nepalese food near you
Browse Nepalese restaurants and grocers across the UK on Khaja Khoj.
