Eastern Nepal · Experiences
Food in Eastern Nepal
Kitchens, feasts and markets. Cooking with families, feast days and the dishes that explain a valley better than a museum.
FoodSekuwa evening on the ridge
Dinner at a roadside grill on the Bhedetar ridge: skewers of pork, chicken or goat marinated in spices and cooked …
FoodNewar food and yomari in Chainpur
A cooking session with a Newar family in Chainpur bazaar, making yomari dumplings and other Newar dishes, with stories of …
FoodOrange orchards around Dhankuta
A winter walk through farm villages and tangerine orchards around Dhankuta, meeting growers, tasting fruit straight from the tree and …
FoodHigh tea garden visit between Dhankuta and Hile
A booked visit to a specialty tea garden on the ridges between Dhankuta and Hile, where orthodox tea is grown …
FoodTongba and momo in a Hile kitchen
An evening in one of Hile's family kitchens, sipping hot tongba through a bamboo straw, eating momo and thukpa, and …
FoodFarm day and homestay night near Ilam
A night with a farming family in the hills around Ilam: milking time, a walk to the cardamom and ginger …
FoodTea tasting in Ilam bazaar
A tasting of orthodox Ilam teas across flushes and styles in the bazaar's tea shops, with a guide who explains …
FoodFikkal and Pashupatinagar market morning
A morning in the two market towns near Kanyam: Fikkal, the highway bazaar and municipal centre, and Pashupatinagar on the …
FoodAn evening in Phungling bazaar
A walk through Phungling, Taplejung's hill-top district town, to eat local food including kinema, the Limbu fermented soybean dish, and …
FoodA Rai home kitchen in the Arun valley
An evening meal cooked by a Rai family near Tumlingtar, with dishes such as wachipa, millet dishes and seasonal greens, …