Text and pictures by Hari Pd. Chaudhary Can you guess what are these? They are seeds of Phanera vahlii , a multipurpose wild vine found in ...

  Text and pictures by Hari Pd. Chaudhary Tharus from western part of Nepal’s southern plains have been collecting and consuming different v...

Text and pictures by Hari Pd. Chaudhary Have you seen this strange looking vegetable? A bit round and pointed at ends, it looks like a bitte...

Pumpkin blossoms Most people love pumpkins whether green or orange. However, have you ever tried eating pumpkin blossoms, Nepali-style...

Bagiya is famous, especially in southern plains of Eastern Nepal. Among several finger-licking dishes made from rice flour, dhikri,...

Republished from ECS . As the saying goes ‘make hay while the sun shines', local communities in Nepal have the habit of saving food i...

Republished from ECS . Identifying ideal food combinations is not only a culinary art but also a tedious process. If you get the combinat...

Republished from ECS . Amadi looks like ginger but tastes like raw mango. If you go to the southern plains of eastern Nepal and ask ...

Republished from ECS As the month of Shrawan begins, you’ll see the cycle-wallah and other vegetable vendors selling a round object a...

There’s something special about traditional knowledge. Through countless trial and error our ancestors were able to find out the best way t...

Have you heard about “biriya”? In southern plains of Nepal, this dry green vegetable, eaten during the rainy season, is quite popular. Duri...

Some plants are valuable but neglected. And among those valuable but neglected are some of the oil yielding plants cultivated in the southe...

I’m not a vegetarian but I love vegetables. And whenever I get to the southern plains of Nepal, I try to savour some of the native veggies....

The recipes and cuisines vary from place to place and get customised according to the tradition and culture. The teraibasi (the inhabitant...