Newari Cuisine

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Newar Cuisine is a type of cuisine developed over centuries by the Newars of Nepal.

Contents 1 Types 1.1 Vegetarian 1.2 Nonvegetarian 1.3 Alcohol and derivatives 1.4 Beverages and Soups 1.5 Sweets

[edit] Types

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[edit] Vegetarian

• Baji (Beaten Rice)
• Jaa (Boiled Rice)
• Chataamari (rice flour crepe)
• Baaraa (lentil based fried "donuts"; spicy and salty)
• Waaunchha (greens)
• Paauncha (sour berry soup)
• Chasumicha (type of spinach)
• Bhuti (black-eyed peas)
• Dhau (yogurt)
• Puri (flattened bread)
• Kani (corn)
• Musya (soybeans)
• Alu achaar (spicy potato salad)
• Wo (lentil based flattened cake; spicy and salty)
• Kehn (boiled lentils)
• Quanti (nine bean soup)
• Guara Mari (Fried dough, similar to elephant ears)
• Tushi Achar (Spicy cucumber salad)
• Golbheda Achar (Spicy tomato salad)
• Laba (fried garlic greens)
• Phashi (pumpkin)

[edit] Nonvegetarian

The Newars are one of the rare ethnic groups of South Asia that eat water buffalo. The meat of water buffaloes is predominant in Newar Cuisine.

• Chwelaa (marinated and roasted meat)
• Kachilaa (marinated raw minced meat)
• Sanyaa (dried fish)
• Khen (egg)
• Sanyaakhuna (jellied fish soup)
• Takhaa (jellied buffalo soup)
• Dukula (goat meat)
• Henyla (duck)
• Khayula (chicken)
• Ja(n)la
• Momocha (potstickers,usually buffalo. There is also a sweet version made of solidified and sweetened cream )
• So-laa (battered and fried goat lung)
• Knyaa (fish)
• Sapumhichha (liquid bone marrow encased in stomach lining)
• Mi-kwa (fenugreek sprouts and small peas)
• Nhyapu (brains, usually fried)
• Meh(n) (tongue, usually fried)
• Cho-hi (steamed buffalo blood with marrow and spices)
• Pukala ( fried meat )
• Sukula ( dried meat,jerky )
• Kwa Ghasa ( thick broth from leftover meats and vegetables;has a distinct smell and taste)

[edit] Alcohol and derivatives

• Ailaa (Hard liquor most commonly made out of rice. High alcohol content)
• Thwon (Rice Beer; very sweet to sour in taste)
• Hyaun Thwon (similar to red wine; light)

[edit] Beverages and Soups

• La (water)
• Duru (milk)
• Ken ( Lentils; black, yellow and red)
• Lai Kwa
• Pau Kwa
• Mee Kwa
• Chhon (Spicy Bamboo soup)

[edit] Sweets

• Anarsaa
• Ayantha-mari
• Barfi
• Jeri
• Laddu
• Lakhamari
• Lalmohan
• Maalpuwaa
• Nimki
• Rasbhari
• Roth
• Sel
• Swaari
• Haluwa
• Puri
• Pyara
• Khajuri
• Gundpakh