Buffalo Meat (Buff)
ネパールの肉料理の主役！ヒンドゥー教の掟をくぐり抜ける「バフ」
Description
The most important and highly consumed meat in Nepali cuisine (esp. Newari). Called 'Buff'. In Hindu-majority Nepal, cows (Cow) are sacred and absolutely never eaten, but water buffaloes (Buffalo) are treated as 'demon mounts' or 'different animals', thus proudly eaten.
Classification: Meat, Newari Cuisine, Momo Ingredient
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How to use
Ingredients
- Buffalo meat
Instructions
- [Typical Uses]
- [Momo Filling]: Authentic Nepali Momo filling is basically buffalo, not chicken. Coarse-grinding and mixing with spices explodes meat juices.
- [Choila (Spicy Salad)]: Roasted over open flame until pitch-black, tossed with spices.
- [Sukuti (Dried Meat)]: Dried rock-hard under eaves.
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips
Key spices
Mustard oil、Cumin、Coriander、Garam Masala
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Can substitute with JP 'Lean Beef', 'Venison', or 'Pork'
Pairing
Nepali Beer / Raksi / Aila
Trivia
If a Nepali restaurant menu says 'Buff Momo' or 'Buff Curry', it means buffalo meat. 'Beef' (Cow meat) is a taboo ingredient legally banned within Nepal.
Eating tips & etiquette
Lean meat with less fat than beef, slightly harder texture, and wild flavor with strong iron notes (slightly liver-like). Thus, cooking it with intense Nepali spices and mustard oil magically transforms its 'hardness and quirk' into supreme umami.
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