Newa Cuisine

Newa cuisine (also referred to as Newar or Newari cuisine) is a subset of Nepalese cuisine that has developed over centuries among the Newars of Kathmandu ( Yehn in Nepal Bhasa ), Nepal. Newa cuisine consists of over 200 dishes. 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. Furthermore cuisine is a key part of Newari culture as seen in the proverb, “Parbate bigre mojle; Newar bigre bhojle” ("Nepalese hill people bankrupt themselves with sexual amusements; Newars bankrupt themselves with feasts.")