He ʻāina ʻokoʻa ʻo Nepal no laila ua loaʻa i ka moʻomeheu ʻokoʻa kāna meaʻai kuʻuna a me ka ʻono. ʻO kēlā me kēia kamaʻilio e pili ana i ka meaʻai ma Nepal a laila ʻaʻole hiki ke hoʻopau ʻia nā kīʻaha Nepali me ka ʻole o kāna Aachar spicy, pickle, lemon nui, Aakarabi Khursani, a me nā chili ʻōmaʻomaʻo lōʻihi. No laila, i ka wā e kauoha ai kahi Thali a i ʻole nā ʻai ʻai o nā meaʻai Nepalese, hiki i kekahi ke manaʻo maʻalahi i nā chili ʻulaʻula a me nā mea ʻala e loaʻa i ko lākou wahi i nā ʻono o kēlā me kēia huakaʻi!
ʻOkoʻa ka ʻokoʻa ʻāina a me ka ʻokoʻa o ke aniau i ka wā e pili ana i ka meaʻai. Loaʻa i kēlā me kēia wahi kona ʻano kūikawā kūloko, me nā mea ʻono a me nā mea ʻala like ʻole e puka mai ana mai loko mai o nā lumi kuke e like me ke ʻano o ke ʻano o ka wā. Mea ʻala ʻia me nā chili ʻōmaʻomaʻo a me ka lemona i hoʻonani ʻia me kēlā me kēia lawelawe ʻana ai maoli o Nepal.
Mea ʻai Newari:
Aia ʻo Newari Cusine ma mua o 200 mau kīʻaha me nā inoa e like me Aalu achar, Bodi ko Aachar, Chataamari, Dhau, Kachilaa, Lakhamari, Sanyaa, Sanyaakhunya, Thwon, Yomari, Alu Tama, Choila, Pau Kwa, Sapu mhicha Thuo, a me nā mea he nui aku. ʻO ke kumu, kaulana ʻo Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Patan, a me Kritipur no nā meaʻai Newari. Hoʻomoʻa ʻia ka hapa nui o kēia mau mea me ka lapalapa lohi, i kuke ʻia i ʻoi aku ka ʻono me ka nui o ke ahonui a me ka manawa. ʻElua mau lā a ʻoi aʻe paha kekahi mau mea no ka hoʻomākaukau ʻana i ka meaʻai.
ʻO ke kumu, ʻo ka bufalo ke kumu nui o ka ʻiʻo a ʻo ka lua ka moa a me ka iʻa. ʻO ka koho meaʻai meaʻai ke aloha e ʻai i ka tofu i hana ʻia ma ka ʻāina a me ka paʻakai paʻakai. ʻOi aku ma mua o 100 mau mea o ka ʻiʻo bufalo i hoʻopaʻa ʻia i loko o nā mea ʻala a hoʻomoʻa ʻia ma luna o nā ʻōpala palaoa maloʻo, ka ʻiʻo minced me ka masala, ka sopa ʻawaʻawa, ka hapalua ʻiʻo BBQ, ke ake palai, ka ʻiʻo palai, ka lau tripe i hoʻopiha ʻia me ka iwi iwi, a me ka sopa iʻa jellied nā mea kaulana. Ua kaulana ʻo Bara ma Nepal i hana ʻia e ka lentil ma luna o ka hua manu a i ʻole ka meaʻai Mincemeat Newari e komo pū ana me ka yogurt (Dahi), nā huaʻai, a me nā hua eamli. ʻO Juju Dhau Ua kaulana loa ʻo Dahi mai Bhaktapur. ʻO Alchalol (Raksi) i hana ʻia ma ka ʻāina i hana ʻia e ka millet a i ʻole ka laiki a ʻo Chhang (bira laiki) i hoʻomākaukau kūikawā ʻia ma ka home e lilo i ʻāpana koʻikoʻi o kēlā me kēia lawelawe ʻana i ka wā o ka hanana. ʻAʻole maʻamau ka meaʻai alanui ma Nepal akā ma kekahi ʻaoʻao Bazaar o Kathmandu a me Bhaktapur hiki iā mākou ke ʻike i kekahi o nā wahi.
ʻO Nepal kahi hui o nā meaʻai kuʻuna ʻAsia. ʻO kahi hui maoli o nā meaʻai Tibetan, Thai, a me India, kaulana loa kēia i waena o nā poʻe hele kula ʻōpio a me nā mākaʻikaʻi. Ua kaulana loa kekahi o lākou ma waho o Nepal - Momos, a me Chowmein. He meaʻai kaulana ʻo Momos ma Nepal ma mua o nā dumplings Tibetan style i hoʻopiha mua ʻia me ka buffalo. Ma kahi āu e ʻike ai ma nā wahi a pau, kaulana loa ia no ka poʻe mākaʻikaʻi, ʻo ia hoʻi ma ka papa kuhikuhi o nā hale ʻaina ʻItalia, Mekiko ma Nepal. hale ʻaina momo. I kēia mau lā, ʻoi aku ka nui o nā koho no ka hoʻopiha ʻana i ke kao, ka moa, a me nā mea ʻai meaʻai. ʻO nā meaʻai mai Nepal e like me momo a me Chowmin hiki iā mākou ke loaʻa ma nā ʻāina ʻē aʻe ma ʻEulopa a me ʻAmelika.
Pahari Cuisine (Hilly Region meaʻai):
ʻO Pahari nō hoʻi ka meaʻai maikaʻi loa ma Nepal i kapa ʻia ʻo ka ʻai ʻāina puʻu. ʻO ka pāʻina Pahari maʻamau e pili ana iā Dal Bhat Aachar, Tarkari, Chiura(Bitten rice), Bara, Bhatmaas (Soybeans)Buffalo Mohai (Whey), Kheer (Rice Pudding), Dhindo, Makai ko roti, Haluwa, Jaaulo, Khatte (roasted rice), Khichdi, Khoa (Kurauni, Mula a me Roti). nā huaʻai e like me Mandarin Orange, lemon Papaya, Banana Asian, pear, bayberry, mango, a me ka lime khaffir. ʻO Yogurt (Dahai), ka ʻiʻo e like me ka iʻa, buffalo, Kukhurako masu (Chicken spiced stew), kao stew, Gundruk, Tama, Vegetable Tarkari, Pork stew, Mixed Veg Tarkari, Masyaura, a me kekahi hapa o ka ʻiʻo yak e lawelawe ʻia i kēlā me kēia ʻahaʻaina a male male paha.
ʻO ka meaʻai Pahari i lawelawe ʻia ma nā hale ʻaina kuʻuna, ʻo ia ka makai (maize) buckwheat a i ʻole Kodo (millet) Dhindo. Hāʻawi ʻia kēia mau mea me ka ʻuala, nā pīni ʻōmaʻomaʻo, ka puaʻala, ka paukena, daikon radish, nā ʻano ʻano veg a me ka curry non-veg, a me nā kīʻaha ʻōmaʻomaʻo maloʻo. ʻOiaʻiʻo, ʻo ka lemon, curd, a me nā chilies he ʻāpana nui o kēia mau Nepali thali set! No laila, inā e hele ana ʻoe i Nepal, mai poina e hoʻāʻo i kekahi o kēia mau kīʻaha - ʻoiaʻiʻo, he mea ʻala lākou akā pono ke hoʻāʻo!
Himalayan Cuisine (Ka meaʻai mauna):
ʻO ka meaʻai Himalayan kahi mea i hoʻomākaukau ʻia ma ka mauna Nepalese kahi e ʻike ai ka hoʻoilo i kona alo i ka makahiki. No ka hakakā ʻana i ke anuanu iwi a me nā meaʻai liʻiliʻi i loaʻa e like me ka bale, ka millet, ka ʻuala, a me ka buckwheat he ʻāpana nui o kēlā me kēia meaʻai. ʻO ka ʻiʻo Yak, ka pata Yak, a me ka waiū Yak kahi mea i haʻalele ʻole ʻia!
Inā pono ʻoe e ʻono i kahi mea ʻaʻole pono ʻoe e poina iā Yak butter kī a me nā mea kanu i hana ʻia me nā lau ʻulaʻula. Maikaʻi no ke kahe mau ʻana o ke koko i loko o ke kino i ka hoʻoilo anuanu a me ka mālama ʻana i ke kiʻekiʻe o ka hemoglobin i loko o ke kino. Laping, Buckwheat/ Millet berena a i ʻole Dhindo, Noodle soup, Thukpa, Chowmin, Momo, Yak Sukuti, a hoʻonani me Jimbu a me ka yak ghee. Hoʻonohonoho ʻo Thakali kaulana i kēia mau mea ʻaʻole ʻokoʻa wale nō i ka ʻono akā ke olakino a me ka meaʻai maikaʻi loa ma Nepal!
Mea ʻai ʻo Madhesi (Terai food):
ʻO kēia meaʻai a Awadhi-influenced o Nepal hele mai me nā inoa like ʻole ʻo Madheshi, Maithili, Tharu, a me Bhojpuri e pili ana i ka wahi i hoʻomākaukau ʻia ai ma ka ʻāina pālahalaha ʻo Nepal i kapa ʻia ʻo Terai. Me nā ʻano liʻiliʻi liʻiliʻi o ke ʻano o ka hoʻomākaukau ʻana i ka meaʻai, ua like nā mea nui ma nā wahi a pau akā i ka nui o ka terai, hoʻohana lākou i ka Roti, Sabji, Tarka Dal, Freshwater crab, prawns, Ghungi (snail) fried kalo lau pōpō, raiki, a me nā lentil dumplings, Tasset, Tandoori naan roti, a me nā iʻa maloʻo. No laila, inā ʻoe e kauoha ana i kekahi o nā papa ʻaina Madhesi e hoʻomaopopo pono i kēia mau mea a pau!
