Our tour operator in Kathmandu, , Mohan, arranged for a group of tourists to attend a typical Nepali cultural dinner show.
As we entered the ancient house turned into a restaurant, before we were requested to take off our shoes, we each received a red dot (“tika”) on our foreheads. Thereafter we were showed to the long, low table where we had to sit down on pillows on the floor.
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Here I am with Mohan’s wife – sampling “Thon” – a milky, white liquor made from fermented rice – served in brass vessels. I could only manage a teaspoon full of this highly acidic liquid!
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Typical Nepali food included “kwati”, soup made with beans, “momo”, dumplings filled with buffalo meat, and sliced, roasted wild boar with a variety of vegetables.
Dahi, the ever popular Nepali yogurt, was enjoyed for desert.
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The musicians and dancers entered the restaurant and performed right their within eye level of the guests.
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Musicians and dancers
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Two dancers posed for a photo – tired after a long evening of performing.
