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April 10, 2021
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Can culture be tasted? Why not! In fact, it is said by Deborah Cater, a travel writer, that you have to taste the culture to understand it. Different ethnic groups have their unique delicacy which reflects a huge part of their culture.
Nepal is diverse socially and culturally and so is diverse in culinary heritage. Nepali cuisine has much more than just dal-bhat-tarkari and momos. Here, we bring some of the foods of various ethnic groups of Nepal that you can try:
1. Ghonghi
Ghonghi. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.
Ghonghis are basically snails found in mud-water in paddy fields and other water sources. It is eaten as a delicacy by the Tharu community of the Terai region. Ghonghis are cleaned multiple times, then boiled and cooked like regular curry. The Tharu people generally eat these snails by sucking the meat out of their shells of these snails.