Newari food is one of the most unique Nepali foods to try in Nepal!
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Before flying into Kathmandu, I can honestly say that I had never even heard of Newari food. I didn’t even know what it was when I first arrived, but I began to see signs for Newari restaurants and after doing a bit of research and exploration around Kathmandu, I was able to have my very first plate of a Newari dish known as Samay Baji.
First of all, Newars are the group of Nepali people that are originally from the Kathmandu valley area, they are the local ethnic Kathmandu population. So in reality, Newari food is originally from Kathmandu. Located just a very short distance from the touristy district of Thamel street, is a restaurant that’s tucked into a semi abandoned strip mall known as Shree Trishakti Newari Restaurant. I was actually eating at the Chinese Sichuan restaurant upstairs when I noticed this Newari food restaurant, so the next day I decided to drop by for a meal. And what a meal it was!
It was one of those meals that I had no idea what to order, but I wanted to order and eat everything. The vendor suggested that I try the mixed plate, a plate of something called samay baji. And so, it was my very initial time in Nepal to eat a plate of samay baji, a dish so good and so unique that I hope it becomes popular worldwide!
Newari culture, like much of Asia, very much revolves around food and festivals. Rather than breakfast, lunch, and dinner, in Newar culture there are snacks, meals, and feasts – and I think you just eat when you’re hungry, choose your type of food – but of course feasts are not an everyday occasion. Newari food utilizes a lot of local spices like turmeric and cumin, combined with fresh vegetables and lots of buffalo meat. The main difference between any other cuisines that I’ve ever had is the significant use of something known as beaten rice, or in Nepali, baji or chiura.
So what is a samay baji in Newari food? Well she first grabbed a metal plate and then assembled a small pile of beaten rice on the side. From there she added some roasted nuts, chickpeas curry, potato curry, some kind of vegetable curry, and finally a spoonful of buffalo curry. I was so excited to dig in as soon as she delivered my samay baji to the table. It looked and smelled wonderful! How did it taste? The flavors were remarkable, quite spicy, and very heavy on the spices as well. At first I though the beaten rice, which sort of reminded me of uncooked oatmeal, would be hard and dry. But somehow as soon as I would mix it with sauce and other food in my mouth it would quickly become dehydrated and easy to eat. The texture was still a little crunchy, but it was really good. The curries were all brilliant. I highly enjoyed my plate of samay baji and I would eat Newari cuisine again in a heartbeat. If you ever visit Nepal or if you ever have a chance to eat Newari food, you better not miss it, it’s an awesome cuisine!
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Best newari food ❤️
Mr. Mark; i loved that you came to Nepal and explore Nepalese foods but, i felt like you could not fully explore Nepalese dishes of various cultures at the right places. Hoping to see you again and leave Nepal exploring all types of our cultural dishes at right places for true taste of our Nepalese food.
Thanking you for your effort to promote Nepalese food.
Looks good. There are however many authentic Newari places to eat in Kathmandu. Perhaps he wasn't funded or guided by Nepali foodies during the visit. He hasn't shown the variety of food in Nepal. . Such a shame. Hopefully he will visit Nepal again and be able to present better.
I love Nepal they are very very own for us love from India ?????
Not very tasty..no.. by seeing the head movement and your expression we can understand that.
Thanks for coming Nepal Mark
We eat this in dusshera mark wine from north east
Cover chay garnu sawni khana haru lai
Visit lahana in kirtipur for best and varieties of newari food
Newari food always good…… Thanku
thanks for vesit my beautiful country mr mark iam your fan
Malai tapai le hajur ko phone number aadress dinxu saknu hunx
Malai nepali khana ko trending siknu x mahile tapai lai kaha khabar garnu parx hola
You have to eat beaten rice with black eyed beans potato andfermented bamboo shoot otherwise it’s difficult to chew
Best food in nepal …?
I love u r all video
you should have gone to reputed restaurent to taste newari cuisine like sa:sa: or lahana restaurent
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Nepali food reminds me of my Nepali srimati ?????? I love you best wife and I love Nepal
I ate here on this recommendation in 2016. The food is beautiful and the family are beautiful too.
It's not Samay Baji actually. It is a Newari khaja set. but its been 5 years. How about visiting Nepal again? Lots of thing changed
Nepalese eat this dish as a snack and not as the main food. It goes very good with some alcohol. ?
I love your reviews and your smiley reactions with closed mouth saying "oohh"…….but I think there are 10 different variations of "oohs" which is what is the most fun part to decode…..your reaction to that Newari Haku Chhowela was genuine "oohh" with a real surprise at how good it was. you can eat some hot spices dude…..I love Newari food too.
Oh hello Mark , when did you have come nepal ? i subscribe your shows ..i like your travel for test different food.
Its bad habits to watch while eating go outside , hehe nice
We think everyone needs freely eats, its a bad gesture to watch someone while eating so her mother told her to go outside dont stand by him . I love our culture
That hotel's owner is a Hindu then how you got buffalo curry
fake reaction exposed….this dry rice called poha in mumbai …and no one eat like this…u have to make poha dish to eat
Try to make some different face expression as it is same having food bite
Love you mr mark
I'm also Newar but i not eat my Newari food ???
Thanks Mark ???? great demo of Newari dish ?? also in all of these Dishes it will be uniquely different flavours in different shops with traditional recipes pass over by their families!! So hopefully if first one you try didn’t work try in another shop ? And that set is very basic you will find 100 different verity to add with ??????
Very nice and healthy food
Oouu good to see this food
Mr. Mark wien
you eat only newari food
there is many kind of food in Nepal
Thakali food it's very delicious
specialy 'Nepali 'food, Gundruk Dhido ""you Should test
anyway thank you so much
for visiting nepal
He is working hard that's how he is skinny and that is a rude q
It’s called chewra in Nepali ?
I love u Mark Wiens,your expression while taking the first bite always makes me awww ???