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Lists of most common fruits of Nepal (Nepali-English) (Phalphulharu) Aanp - Mango Ainselu - Raspberry (yellow, red, black) Alubukhara - Plum Amalaa  - Gooseberry Ambaa or Ammaa - Guava Anaar - Pomegrante Angoor - Grape Anjir - Fig Aru – Peach Bayar - Indian Plum, Chinese Date Bel - Wood Apple Bhogate -Pummelo, Pomilo Bhuin Katahar – Pineapple Bimiro – Citron Chaaksi -  Mild Orange Chutro – Barberry Chinia Naspaati – Chinese Pear Daakh – Grape Daarim – Pomegranate Haade Bayer - Bead Plum Haade Okhar - Thick-shell black walnut Haluaabed - Persimmon Jaamun – Black Plum, Java Plum Junaar - Junar Orange Jyaamir - Lemon (very sour) Kaathe Jyamir – Rough Lemon – (Citrus jambhiri) Kaalo Jyamir – Rough Lemon ( Chook-amilo Lemon) Kaagati - Lime - (green) Kaaphal -Bay-Berry Kera - Banana Khajoor - Date Kharbooza - Musk Melon Khurpaani - Apricot Kimbu - Mulberry (black, red) Lapsi -Nepalese Hog Plum Lichi - Lichee Fruit Loquat –Loquats Maushambi - Oran
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100% Pure Mustard Oil - Tori ko Tel - (तोरी को तेल) in Nepali

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Pure Mustard Oil - Tori ko Tel (तोरी को तेल) Field of bright yellow mustard plant in full bloom in Chitwan area, Nepal Mustard oil is an extremely pungent, yellow-colored oil that comes from pressed mustard seeds ( Brassica juncea ).  In the raw stage, the oil has a bitter, sharp flavor, but once it is heated to the smoking point, the pungency mellows and the oil imparts a delicious flavor to foods that are cooked with the oil. Mustard oil is used as the primary cooking oil in many Nepali households. Nepalese also apply mustard oil to hair to promote healthy growth and use it to as a massage oil for relief from aches and pains.   Good quality Mustard oil stores well.  It is used in deep-frying and also as a natural preservative in many pickles and chutneys.  Furthermore, many Nepali Sandheko dishes (salad-like dishes), stir-fries employ mustard oil to provide added flavor. What is mustard oil? Mustard oil is formed from pressing the seeds of a must
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Information about Green Leafy Vegetables Nepal - सागपातहरु - (Part 3)

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Green Leafy Vegetables - Hariyo Saag-Paat Haru (साग-पात हरु) - (Part 3 of 4) A Visual Guide to Green Leafy Vegetables of Nepal  This is the continuation of photo guide of leafy vegetables of Nepal. Here I have added the following green vegetables: Moolaa ko Saag - (मूला को साग) -  Radish  Greens Bethe ko Saag - (बेथे को साग) - Lamb's Quarter Latte to Saag - (लट्टे को साग) - Amaranth Moolaa ko Duku re Saag - (मूला को दुकु र साग) - Radish Shoots and Leaves Rayo ko Duku re Saag - (रायो को दुकु र साग) - Leaf Mustard Shoots Gante Moola ko Saag or Dalle Moola ko Saag -  (गानते मुलाको साग, डल्ले मुलाको साग) - Turnips Greens Salad ko Saag or Paat - (लेट्तुस -  सलाद को साग) - Curly Leaf Lettuce Bok Choy or Paak Choy -  (बक चोय अथवा पाक चोय) Lataree ko Saag - (लटरी को साग) Lunde ko Saag - (लुन्ड़े को साग) - Redroot Pigwood - (different variety Pahadi Lunde, Kande Lunde) Moolaa ko Saag - मूला को साग - ( Radish Greens) -  Com name: Radish Green or
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List of Dried Beans, Lentils, and Peas – (Daal Haru) common in Nepal

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Lists of most common Dried Beans , Lentils, and Peas used in Nepal (Daal Haru) Daal (dried beans, lentils, and peas) needs little introduction in Nepali cuisine and no Nepali meal would be complete without it.  Daal includes all dried legumes, lentils, beans, and peas .  There are many forms of daal ( Dried Beans , Lentils, and Peas ) available, such as whole, split with skin, split without skin, or ground into flour.  Each daal variety is cooked in its own way.  For example, daal that is split without skins cooks much faster than whole daal. Bulk Food open marketplace at Ason Tole, Kathmandu, offers a wide variety of beans, lentils, peas, rice, pressed rice flakes, grains, spices, dried fruits, nuts, and many different variety of flours. Daal is either cooked by itself or combined and cooked with vegetables, rice, and other ingredients.  When cooked daal is paired with rice, the meal is called daal-bhaat and this combination is eaten throughout Nepal.  Daal i
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Information about Lapsi - Nepalese Hog Plum Fruit | Photos

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Lapsi, Labsi, Lausi,  (लप्सी, लब्सी, लउसी) - Nepalese Hog Plum Hog plum is a deciduous tree reaching 15–22 metres (49–72 feet) in height. The bark is deeply fissured. The plant typically drops most of its compound leaves before flowering. The drupe fruits are about 4 cm (1.6 inches) in length and have a leathery yellow-green skin. Common Name: Nepalese Hog Plum Botanical Name: Choerosopondias axillaries Roxb. Family: Anacardiaceae Lapsi (also known as labsi or lausi) are a native fruit of Nepal.  The tall subtropical tree can be found growing in many parts of the country.  The fruit is greenish-yellow when ripe and roughly resembles a small oval-shaped plum.  It is extremely sour, even when fully ripe, and has a high vitamin C content.  The fruit has a tough fibrous skin and pale yellow flesh, which is firmly attached to a large brown seed.  The pulp is difficult to separate from the seeds, but once cooked it separates easily.  A ripe lapsi has a pleasantly tart flavor
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Cultural heritage of Pokhara

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As like natural heritage, Pokhara is also a tourist destination which is full of cultural heritage. These heritages are added attractions over natural heritage and can offer memorable experience for tourists in Pokhara. There are religious sites as well as ethnic and ethnic group-based cultural heritages in Pokhara. 2.3.1    Religious sites based cultural heritage Table 2.2 below offers a quick look of the various religious sites based cultural heritage in Pokhara.This would be followed by their detailed description in the succeeding paragraphs. Table 2.2 Key cultural heritages of tourist attractions Name of the Shrines Name of the locality Distance from Mahendra Pool town approximately Related Religions Tal Barahi Baidam- Lakeside 5 km. Hindu World Peace Stupa Anadu hill about 10 km. There
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Glossary of Common Fruits of Nepal (English-Nepali) - Part 2

Common Fruits of Nepal (English-Nepali with Photographs)(Phalphul-फलफुल) - (Part 2 of 3) 

This is the continuation of photo guide of Fruits of Nepal. 

In this section, I have added the following fruits:


  1. Jack Fruit - Rukh Kathar - (रुख कटहर) - Artocarpus heterophylla Lamk
  2. Java Plum, Black Plum - Jaamun - (जामुन) - Eugenia jambolana Lamk
  3. Kumquat - Muntalaa - (मुन्तला) - Fortunella joponica Swingle
  4. Lapsi - Nepalese Hog Plum - (लप्सी) - Choerosopondias axillaries Roxb
  5. Lemon (very sour) - Jyaamir - (ज्यामिर)
  6. Lemon, Rough - Kaathe Jyamir - (काठे ज्यामीर) - Citrus jambhiri
  7. Lemon, Citron - Bimiro - (बिमिरो) - Citrus medica L.
  8. Lemon, (chook-amilo lemon) - Kaalo Jyamir - (कालो ज्यामीर) -  Citrus junos Tanaka
  9. Lemon (yellow) - Nibuaa or Nibuwaa - (नीबुआ) - Citrus limon Burm
  10. Lime (green) Kaagati - (कागती) - Citrus aurantifolia Swingle
  11. Lime sweet - Chaaksi - (चाक्सी) - Citrus limettioides Tanaka
  12. Lychee, Lichee - Lichi - (लिची) - Nephelium litchi camp
  14. Mango - Aanp - (आँप) - Mangifera indica L.
  15. Mulberry (black, red, local) - Kimbu - (किम्बु) - Morus alba L., Morus rubra L., Morus bombycis Koidzumi)
  16. Oleaster - Madilo - (मदिलो) - (Elaeagnus latifolia L.)
  17. Orange - (Mandarin, Tangerine, Satsuma orange, Loose skin Orange) - Suntalaa - (सुन्तला) - Citrus reticulata Blanco
  18. Orange (sweet or Malta orange) -  Maushambi - (मौशम्बी) - Citrus sinensis Osbeck
  19. Orange - Junaar - जुनार - Citrus sinensis
  20. Orange Keep (Spur Orange, Bitter Orange) - Keep - (कीप) - Citrus aurantium L.
  21. Papaya - Papitaa or Mewaa - (पपिता अथवा मेवा) - Carica papaya L.


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Jack Fruit - Rukh Kathar - (रुख कटहर) - Artocarpus heterophylla Lamk
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Sliced Jack Fruit - Rukh Kathar - (रुख कटहर)
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Kumquat - Muntalaa - (मुन्तला) - Fortunella joponica Swingle - photo courtesy -K. Lissanevitch
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Lapsi - Nepalese Hog Plum - (लप्सी) - Choerosopondias axillaries Roxb.
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Lapsi - Nepalese Hog Plum - (लप्सी) - Choerosopondias axillaries Roxb.
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Citrus fruit varieties in Nepali markets
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Lime (green) Kaagati - (कागती) - Citrus aurantifolia Swingle
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Lemon, Rough - Kaathe Jyamir - (काठे ज्यामीर) - Citrus jambhiri
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Lemon (smooth-skinned) - Kaagati - (कागती)
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Lemon (chook-amilo lemon) - Kaalo Jyamir - (कालो ज्यामीर) -  Citrus junos Tanaka
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Lemon, Citron - Bimiro - (बिमिरो) - Citrus medica L.
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Lemon (yellow) - Nibuaa or Nibuwaa - (नीबुआ) - Citrus limon Burm
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Lime sweet - Chaaksi - (चाक्सी) - Citrus limettioides Tanaka
Common Fruits of Nepal, local fruits, healthy fruits
Unripe Loquat – Loquat - (लौकाट) - Eribotrya eliptica
Common Fruits of Nepal, local fruits, healthy fruits
Loquat – Loquat - (लौकाट) - Eribotrya eliptica

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Loquat – Loquat - (लौकाट) - Eribotrya eliptica
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Lychee, Lichee - Lichi - (लिची) - Nephelium litchi camp.
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Mango - Aanp - (आँप)
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Mango - Aanp - (आँप)
Common Fruits of Nepal, local fruits, healthy fruits
Oleaster - Madilo - (मदिलो) - (Elaeagnus latifolia L.) - Photo courtesy - K. Lissanevitch
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Orange - Junaar - जुनार
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Tangerine (loose-skin) - Suntalaa - (सुन्तला)
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Orange (sweet or Malta orange) -  Maushambi - (मौशम्बी)
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Papaya - Papitaa or Mewaa - (पपिता अथवा मेवा)
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Papaya selling by weight  - Papitaa or Mewaa - (पपिता अथवा मेवा)
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Papaya growing on the tree - Papitaa or Mewaa - (पपिता अथवा मेवा)

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Peach - Aaru - (आरु)

Please turn to the next chapter (3 of 3) to take another visual guide to the fruits of Nepal


  1. A Visual Guide to Fruits of Nepal - (Part 1 of 3)
  2. A Visual Guide to Fruits of Nepal - (Part 2 of 3)
  3. A Visual Guide to Fruits of Nepal - (Part 3 of 3)


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Lists of most common fruits of Nepal (Nepali-English) (Phalphulharu) Aanp - Mango Ainselu - Raspberry (yellow, red, black) Alubukhara - Plum Amalaa  - Gooseberry Ambaa or Ammaa - Guava Anaar - Pomegrante Angoor - Grape Anjir - Fig Aru – Peach Bayar - Indian Plum, Chinese Date Bel - Wood Apple Bhogate -Pummelo, Pomilo Bhuin Katahar – Pineapple Bimiro – Citron Chaaksi -  Mild Orange Chutro – Barberry Chinia Naspaati – Chinese Pear Daakh – Grape Daarim – Pomegranate Haade Bayer - Bead Plum Haade Okhar - Thick-shell black walnut Haluaabed - Persimmon Jaamun – Black Plum, Java Plum Junaar - Junar Orange Jyaamir - Lemon (very sour) Kaathe Jyamir – Rough Lemon – (Citrus jambhiri) Kaalo Jyamir – Rough Lemon ( Chook-amilo Lemon) Kaagati - Lime - (green) Kaaphal -Bay-Berry Kera - Banana Khajoor - Date Kharbooza - Musk Melon Khurpaani - Apricot Kimbu - Mulberry (black, red) Lapsi -Nepalese Hog Plum Lichi - Lichee Fruit Loquat –Loquats Maushambi - Oran
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Information about Green Leafy Vegetables Nepal - सागपातहरु - (Part 3)

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Lists of most common Dried Beans , Lentils, and Peas used in Nepal (Daal Haru) Daal (dried beans, lentils, and peas) needs little introduction in Nepali cuisine and no Nepali meal would be complete without it.  Daal includes all dried legumes, lentils, beans, and peas .  There are many forms of daal ( Dried Beans , Lentils, and Peas ) available, such as whole, split with skin, split without skin, or ground into flour.  Each daal variety is cooked in its own way.  For example, daal that is split without skins cooks much faster than whole daal. Bulk Food open marketplace at Ason Tole, Kathmandu, offers a wide variety of beans, lentils, peas, rice, pressed rice flakes, grains, spices, dried fruits, nuts, and many different variety of flours. Daal is either cooked by itself or combined and cooked with vegetables, rice, and other ingredients.  When cooked daal is paired with rice, the meal is called daal-bhaat and this combination is eaten throughout Nepal.  Daal i
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Information about Lapsi - Nepalese Hog Plum Fruit | Photos

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Lapsi, Labsi, Lausi,  (लप्सी, लब्सी, लउसी) - Nepalese Hog Plum Hog plum is a deciduous tree reaching 15–22 metres (49–72 feet) in height. The bark is deeply fissured. The plant typically drops most of its compound leaves before flowering. The drupe fruits are about 4 cm (1.6 inches) in length and have a leathery yellow-green skin. Common Name: Nepalese Hog Plum Botanical Name: Choerosopondias axillaries Roxb. Family: Anacardiaceae Lapsi (also known as labsi or lausi) are a native fruit of Nepal.  The tall subtropical tree can be found growing in many parts of the country.  The fruit is greenish-yellow when ripe and roughly resembles a small oval-shaped plum.  It is extremely sour, even when fully ripe, and has a high vitamin C content.  The fruit has a tough fibrous skin and pale yellow flesh, which is firmly attached to a large brown seed.  The pulp is difficult to separate from the seeds, but once cooked it separates easily.  A ripe lapsi has a pleasantly tart flavor
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