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Besides these, there are many other delicacies that you might
want to try out:

Gundruk: made from dried leafy green vegetables that are
slightly fermented

Masyoura: black lentils and shredded vegetables that are
sun dried and used to make tasty curry

Sinki: pickle of fermented root parts of carrots; goes with
dheedo gundruk

Mamacha (Momo): meat dumplings, practically the new
staple food of Nepal

Chatamari: rice pancake which can have different toppings

Bara: lentil based fried doughnut type snack

Wo: another lentil based cake type snack

Kinema: a popular dish of the eastern hills, made from
fermented soybean

Khatte: a dish of the hills that is popular for breakfast, made
from brown rice

Poko: also from the hills, juicy and with a sweet and sour
taste and slightly alcoholic, aromatic flavor

Dheedo: a porridge-like substance made from maize and
wheat

Most of these dishes are quite unique to Nepal and should
feature in your list of must try foods when visiting Nepal.

Chyola, one of the popular newari dishes. Photo: Sudeep Singh.

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