Newar cuisine

It is more elaborate than most Nepalese cuisines because the Kathmandu Valley has exceptionally fertile alluvial soil and enough wealthy households to make growing produce more profitable than cultivating rice and other staples.

Newa cuisine is renowned for its extraordinary variety and is recognized as one of the oldest food cultures in South Asia.

Its rich diversity reflects not only the daily consumption patterns but also adapts to seasonal changes, festivals, rituals, and regional variations.

This organized approach to meals underscores the richness and adaptability of Newa cuisine, making it both nutritious and flavorful, and showcasing the deep cultural significance embedded in each dish.

Newars cook, store and serve food and beverages in containers and utensils made of gold, silver, copper, brass, iron, clay pottery, dried rice stalks, corn leaves and leaves of certain trees sewn together with toothpicks to make plates and bowls.