Nepali Snack Attack
As I think I may have mentioned in the previous posts, the Nepali people love their food, and they love to snack. However, a snack in Nepal is not just a handful of Oreos or a bag of Cheeze-Its, it's practically a meal. The photo above depicts a typically snack stand near the Manakamana Temple. In the foreground are veggie pakoras --sort of a veggie tempura, in the middle are samosas , and in the back is a plate of fried jalebi --fried ribbons of dough soaked in sugar syrup, and behind that, a simmering bowl of potato curry. Since nothing whets your appetite like watching some goats get offered to the Goddess, we decided to grab a bite. When street snacking in Nepal (or any country, really) an important rule of thumb is to eat what's just been cooked, or is being cooked in front of you. In this case, the snack stand had a large crowd, which meant a quick turnover, which in turn meant food wasn't sitting out waiting. KLB and I indulged in samosas (pyramid shaped pa...