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Talking about
delicious dumplings
MOMOS occupy a very important
place in the culinary habits of thousands
of Kathmandu inhabitants.
These delicious dumplings are loved by
Valley denizens, and the sheer number of
eateries that serve only mamachas—
Kathmandu’s own brand of spicy buff
NIRMAL SHARMA
ACTOR/COMEDIAN
NAVYAATA FASHION PARTY AT THE
INTERNATIONAL CLUB
Navyaata magazine, in collaboration with OMG
Theme Events, is organising Navyaata Fashion
Party: Fallen Angels at the International Club in
Sanepa on February 22. The show follows the
successes of Navyaata Fashion Party I and
Navyaata Fashion Party II, which took place in
2011 and 2012, and hopes to be bigger and
better than its predecessors.
The glamorous evening will begin after
6:45 pm and will feature fashion collections
by Tenzin Tseten Bhutia, Bina Ghale, DS
Collections and Odhni. This year, the organisers
say, is all about creating history and
doing what no one has ever done before.
Navaata Fashion Party II hopes to change
Momos are my favourite Nepali dish.
An acquaintance of mine once challenged
me and a couple of other
friends to a momo eating competition.
I was quite excited to take on the
offer. It was an opportunity, rather. I
got to eat a dish that I simply love (as
many of them as I could, in fact), so I
couldn’t have asked for a better challenge
if I’d set it myself. I ended up
eating 66 individual momos then, the
most I’ve eater so far, and also won
the ‘competition’.
My love for momos is such that I’d
even gobble down a few of these delicious
dumplings if someone offered
me a plate even if I’m already full
(laughs). It’s been three decades since
I tasted my first plate of momos.
There’s been no looking back since.
I’ve been enjoying the dish thoroughly
for many years now.
PARAS KHADKA, CRICKETER
HOT & HAPPENING
You may send in event details to tkpbabaal@kantipur.com.np
momos—stands as testament to its popularity
here. That no restaurant business can sustain
itself if it does not have momos on its
menu might sound a bit like exaggeration,
but it’s become a quietly accepted norm in
the food and dining industries.
Like most of us ordinary Joes, Nepali
I don’t remember from when, exactly, but I’ve been eating
momos for a long time now. Momos have become our inofficial
national food because everybody eats them. I am fond of
momos and have eaten varieties of the dish at various outlets in
Kathmandu. I do not have particularly special memory
attached to eating momos, though. I, like many other people
here, eat momos so often that they’re hardly special any more.
MUKTI SHAKYA
MUSICIAN
I am a huge fan of momos. I
have eaten momos in most
parts of the world; in Nepal,
France, the UK, Spain and the
US. Most non-residential
Nepali fans have even told me
that they feel at home when
they listen to Mukti n’ Revival
while eating a plateful of
momos. That is why my
favourite memory of the
band’s New York tour is the
one in which Nepali fans
offered me momos. I have
many more memories from
the old days when I used to
frequent the RC momo centre
in Ranjana Galli. I actually
think that that was the very
place that brought about this
wave of momos in the Valley.
people’s perceptions of the Nepali fashion industry. And
indeed with a unique theme, beautiful clothes and gorgeous
people, the angels will rise and walk the earth. Tickets are
priced at Rs 700 and Rs 1,000 (door sales).
WALL CLIMBING COMPETITION AT THE
ASTREK CLIMBING WALL
Astrek Climbing Wall and NepalSutra are
organising Wall Spiders, a wall climbing competition
for youths between the ages of 14
and 24. The competition will be a two-day
affair beginning on February 22 and ending
on February 23. Astrek Climbing Wall,
Thamel will host the event which is set
to begin at 10 am.
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celebrities too love their momos (at least
most of them do). As Kathmandu Valley gears
up to celebrate an entire festival dedicated to
this mouth-watering delight, the Post talks to
a cricketer, an actor, a musician and a former
beauty queen about their momo-eating
habits and experiences.
Momos are actually not my first choice
in food because I’m a vegetarian. I
don’t mind eating vegetable momos,
but I’d rather have something else.
I do have quite number of good
memories associated with momos,
though. Once, a long time ago, actually,
we made momos at home. I was
only a kid then. I ate so many of the
momos we made at home that the
adults ended up hungry (I’d left only a
limited amount for them). I also have
bad memories associated with
momos, though. There have been
many times when I’ve been given
non-veg momos at a few restaurants.
And this, in spite of my
reminding them to prepare my
veg momo in a separate steamer,
and not in the same one in which
the non-veg ones are prepared.
Guide Association and International
Federation of Sports Climbing
(IFSC) will be assisting the design
and oversee of the entire
competition. The event has been
sponsored by North Face and Black
Diamond and has an entry fee of Rs
200 (per category). Each climber is
allowed participation in two categories.
For further information, contact:
4419265.
FUNK SOUL GROOVE JAZZ
NIGHT AT THE ELECTRIC PAGODA
The Silver Wind Quartet is all set to
rock Kathmandu with their funk
rhythms at the Electric Pagoda,
DELICIOUSNESS
UNLEASHED
The Bakery Cafe has been celebrating the
city’s fondness for these dumplings for over a
decade now. This year’s Momo Mania festival
is set to take place on February 23
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KATHMANDU, FEB 21
THOSE who’ve been away
from Kathmandu for long
will list momos among
one of the things they miss most
about home. Momos have in
fact become part of our
‘Nepaliness’ by now, and no one
would argue to the assertion
that they’re the country’s ‘unofficial
national dish’.
Momos are comfort food for
most of us; and also an easy
option on the menu we resort to
when we don’t know what else
to order. These delicious little
packages of meat or vegetables
wrapped in soft, floury blankets
might have their origins in Tibet,
but we’ve added out own
flavours to the dish here in
Nepal. Distinct masalas and
achaars appear in momos
served all over Kathmandu, and
mamacha drenched in sesame
sauce is perhaps the most popular
lunch food in the Capital.
The city’s ‘momo-culture’ is
something of a wonder in itself,
and the Bakery Cafe has been
celebrating Kathmandu’s fondness
for these dumplings for
over a decade now. This year’s
Momo Mania festival is set to
take place on February 23 at
Bhrikuti Mandap. All those who
call themselves momo lovers
will surely find themselves in the
area as Momo Mania is bound to
serve some of the best momos
in town. What the festival does
wonderfully well is celebrate the
joy of sitting down in front of a
steaming hot plate of momos
and enjoying the delicious food.
Momo Mania has always
boasted a substantial list of
momo varieties, from the traditional
meat and vegetable
options to the daring experiments.
The fish, khuwa (with
chocolate sauce and fresh
cream), chicken tandoori and
buff sui-mai varieties saw huge
crowds lining up to get a taste of
the momos last year. This year
too is bound to be an adventure
in momos, and we can only look
forward to getting a taste of
them all. The festival itself will
begin at 3 pm and loads of variety
will be on offer. There’ll also
be entertainment at the venue:
game stalls, live music and other
performances are bound to
make your experience at Momo
Mania all the more enjoyable.
Tickets cost Rs 650 for adults
and Rs 450 for kids
Thamel on February 22. Funk Soul Groove Jazz
Night will begin at 7 pm, and will feature special Shisha,
electrifying cocktails and Mexican food as other attractions.
For all music lovers in Kathmandu, the Silver Wind
Quartet are certain to make this Friday a truly memorable
one.
OTHER EVENTS
An All-Round Expo, currently taking place at
Bhrikutimandap, will continue till February 25. Stalls
open at 11 am. For details, contact: 4238183,
4259976, or log on to www.directionnepal.com
Carlsberg Tranzit Barbeque Night with Dharmendra
Sewan at Tranzit, Thamel on February 23. 5:45 pm
onwards.
Acoustic Maya Live at the Capital Grill, Bhat Bhateni
on February 23. 6:30 pm onwards.