ネパール・発酵食品 recipes

Asian recipes you can make at home (6 recipes). Spices available at Shin-Okubo grocery stores.

Mula ko Achar

Polypolis texture! Mustard oil pickled in dried daikon radish

Nepal

Fermented Dish Pickles

Ingredients

RadishMustard seeds (Black or Yellow)Mustard oilTurmericChili powder

Spices

Mustard seedsMustard oil

Spice level Lv.4

VegetarianVeganGluten-free

Gundruk

The sourness becomes addictive! Dried Unsalted Fermented Vegetable Soup

Nepal

Fermented Dish Soup

Ingredients

Gundruk (Fermented dried greens)Soybeans (Bhatmas)TomatoOnionGarlic

Spices

None (Intense sourness from lactic fermentation is the key)

Spice level Lv.4

VegetarianVeganGluten-free

Kinema

Nepalese "natto"!? Intense yarn pulling and umami bean fermented food

Nepal

Fermented Food Regional Cuisine

Ingredients

Kinema (Fermented soy/Natto)TomatoOnionGreen ChiliTurmeric

Spices

TurmericGreen Chili(Fermented odor of Kinema itself)

Spice level Lv.3

VegetarianVeganGluten-free

Dahi (Nepali Yogurt)

Nepalese all-around table player. Rich handmade yogurt

Nepal

Dairy Dessert Fermented Food

Ingredients

Buffalo milk (or Whole cow milk)Yogurt culture (previous day's Dahi)

Spices

None (Rich milk depth and tartness are the stars)

VegetarianGluten-free

Karela ko Achar (Bitter Gourd Pickle)

The ultimate in bitterness! Dried Goya and Spice Aged Pickles

Nepal

Fermented Dish Pickles Achar

Ingredients

Bitter gourd (Karela)Mustard seedsMustard oilTurmericChili powder

Spices

Mustard seedsMustard oil (Sharp fermented aroma)

Spice level Lv.5

VegetarianVeganGluten-free

Sinki (Fermented Radish)

土の中で発酵！？大根が強烈な酸味を放つ「ネパールの冬の知恵」

Nepal

Fermented Food Preserved Food Soup

Ingredients

Sinki (Fermented dried radish)TomatoOnionSoybeansGarlic

Spices

Sinki's unique earth/lactic fermentation odorMustard oil

Spice level Lv.3

VegetarianVeganGluten-free—