Wonderful Beautiful Nepal

I love hats, though I hardly ever wear one, and at the recent Ake Book and Arts Festival, it seems like everyone had a hat on, so my camera got busier than usual. Here are some of my favorite portraits. The hat seller of Ake. The man probably responsible for the flood of hats. Novuyo, a Zimbabwean writer. Adeola, of Keeping it Real With Adeola, Sahara TV You May Also Like Hats and Feathers: The Fashionable Men of Karamoja Potraits from Kampala's Literary Scenes This Moment Searching for the taste of South Africa How to Enjoy A Holiday in Nigeria

Delicious ground nuts, seeds, dried fruits and edible- gum-based medicinal sweet confectionery prepared especially for lactating mothers Enjoy the sample of sutkeri ko ausadhi and have a complete Nepali experience! Dear reader of Taste of Nepal blog -  I would like to thank you for your interest in my blog and hope you will enjoy the new topic of this month:  Sutkeri ko Ausadhi (सुत्केरी को औषधि)   Sutkeri ko Ausedhi  is a nutritious, delicious, and sweet medicinal confectionery that has been prepared in Nepal for centuries. "Sutkeri" is a Nepali term used to describe a mother after giving birth to a baby.   The "ausedhi" refers to specially prepared medicine.  According to ancient customs, new mothers are given the sutkeri ko ausedhi along with other nutritious foods after child birth. It is ultimate health supplement to recover from postpartum healing, to boost energy and to encourage milk supply to a lactating mother. Sutkeri ko Ausedhi is...

Namaskar | Namaste and Greetings to all नमस्कार - सु:ख, शान्ती र सम्ब्रिद्धिको लागि हार्दिक शुभकामना! Now that Christmas and New Year is almost here, it's a wonderful time of the year when everyone is in a festive mood. I would like to wish the "Taste of Nepal" blog readers Health & Happiness this Holiday Season and throughout the New Year! I will really appreciate if you let me know what you liked about my postings, what I missed and what you are looking forward in my blog of 2016.  I am always looking for more inspiration. FAQs What is the most visited blog posting of 2015? List of most common fruits of Nepal  List of most common vegetables of Nepal Momos - म:म: or मोमो (Dumplings) The Traditional Sweets of Nepal Sel-Roti - Fried Rice Bread Absolutely love my Daal-Bhaat-Tarkaari! Juju Dhau - The King Yogurt from Bhaktapur, Nepal

Written by Sajana Bhadel, Chairperson of Kay Garnay for Nepal Many people were left homeless and alone after the devastating earthquake April 2015 . When I look out from the window of the bus we can see many temporary camps with tarps and aluminum shelters along the side of road. This week we went to a camp in Bhouda to distribute some clothes for new born babies. Imagine being born in Nepal during this time, or being suddenly a single mother due to entire families being swept away.  What shocked me the most is that I came to meet a 16 year old gir l who just gave birth to a baby 14 days prior and they are having to live in this harsh lifestyle struggling with the cold every day. She is thinking of going back her own village in Sindupalchowk, but the continuous trembling has weakened the hills and left the villages either cracked, fallen or beneath tons of earth from the landslides. We are providing what few resources we have to share and joining with other NGOs to help and ...