Well if anyone knows me and my appreciation for food, this post must come as no surprise... After exploring the Godavari Village Resort, we stopped to enjoy a wonderful dinner at the resort's restaurant with sweeping views of the valley below and the enchanting Himalayan range above... The restaurant specializes in traditional Nepali and Indian cuisine, and from what I sampled, it was well worth the trip=-)
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| Look close... can you see the mountain peaks? |
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| The valley of terraced rice fields... with a brick factory in the distance... |
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| Even in the haze, the Himalayas make their mark! |
Some pictures of the dishes we enjoyed follow... "Khasi ko chhoila" was charcoal marinated mutton flavored with traditional Nepali herbs and spices. For those curious minds, "khasi" (खसी) means mutton, or, similar to the meaning of 'steer', specifically refers to a
castrated goat... All the same, it was quite good...
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| Khasi ko chhoila... |
My favorite dish was "aloo ko achar" (also romanized as "alu ko achaar"). "Aloo" (आलु
) means potato and "achar" (अचार) means pickle... The English translation of the dish's name as found in the restaurant's menu was "homemade marinated tangy pickle" and it was a fitting description. The dish had an initially intense, tart flavor, which lingered for a bit before being followed with a burst of spicy heat to nicely complement the acerbity.
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| Aloo ko achar... yum! |
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| A Western-inspired dish: 'sizzling chicken' |
Momo (म:म) is a type of stuffed dumpling similar to Chinese jiǎozi (饺子) or potstickers. Originating in Tibet and later migrating into Nepal, the momo has since been adopted by many of Nepal's ethnic groups as a staple in their own cuisines. In fact, Junni explained that momo is, in many ways, the national dish of Nepal. Stuffed with meat (frequently yak, water buffalo, goat, chicken, or pork), momos are commonly sold in the streets as a fast food of sorts...
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| Momos with dipping sauce... |
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| Mo' momos! |
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