- Nepali Food Cooking - Traditional Nepal foods is an experience unto itself. Borrowing from Tibetan and Indian traditions, Nepal has developed its own delicious cuisine that delights the taste buds of visitors from around the world. Now you can actually learn how to do traditional Nepali cooking from a skilled Nepali chef!\n\nEach half-day session takes you from the market to the finished product. It begins with a trip to the market where you experience how to barter for fresh vegetables and spices. A traditional marketplace is a colorful event with its many sights and sounds. Smell the aromas as it tickles your nose. Watch your guide demonstrate bartering skills as every item’s price is negotiated. There is an amazing cacophony of sounds and smells that make up the fun of the marketplace.\n\nFrom here, return to the kitchen where you will cook five courses of traditional Nepali and Newari dishes. The two cultures produce very distinct foods. While some of it has blended itself, there is enough distinction to proclaim the merits of each cooking tradition.\n\nYou can choose from meat dishes to vegetarian and vegan recipes. Your master chef will instruct you on the use of the various spices that are unique to this culture. In just four hours, the guarded secrets of successful Nepali cooking will be revealed to you. Only a master Nepali chef can bring any recipe to a delicious conclusion, and under their tutelage, you will rise to flavorful distinction.\n\nThere are many Nepali local ingredients. Some are grown only in the High Himalayas while others are grown here in the Kathmandu Valley. Certain areas of Nepal produce certain types of crops, and your Master Nepali chef will show you how to select and properly use each ingredient in order to bring out the finest of flavors.\n\nYou will finish the course by feasting on sumptuous food that you have learned to cook. Now you can take this newfound knowledge home with you to amaze family and friends.
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Choice of vegan and vegetarian dishes
- Air-conditioned transport
- Guidance from a Master Nepali cook
- Cook five traditional Nepali dishes
- Enjoy your creations for lunch or dinner
- Travel in a private vehicle
- Gratuities
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
The Cooking Tour of Nepal involves a titillating blending of Indian and Tibetan cuisine that has rolled itself into its own unique flavor. Those who taste Nepali cooking for the first time are in awe of the wonderful aromas and spices that make such succulent dishes. In the Cooking Tour of Nepal, you get to learn the secrets of mouth-watering Nepali dishes.
This is a four-hour program that takes you from the market to the finished product. Hands-on cooking is under the guidance of a skilled Nepali cook. There are two programs which run each day, and you can choose to do traditional dishes as well as vegetarian and vegan delights.
Each class ends with either lunch or dinner where you get to enjoy your newly acquired Nepali culinary skills. If you like cooking or just want to explore the uniqueness of Nepal foods, the Cooking Tour in Kathmandu is definitely a half-day program just for you.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
