Ketchup-mania

Namaste!

I know people who like to eat everything with mayonnaise. But here in Nepal people seem to prefer ketchup. French fries with ketchup, fish fingers with ketchup, tandoori chicken with ketchup. Well, I can understand that. But cucumber with ketchup? Doesn't sound that yummy to me. Anyway, this guy serving fresh cucumber slices with ketchup spread all over them was quite popular in the street.

Street food in Kathmandu

Panipuri is a popular street snack in Nepal. It is a hollow, puffed, round dough with a crunchy shell. The shell by itself is not tasty, unless it is filled with a spicy potato-based mixture and masala water. The stuffing is prepared separately, and inserted into the panipuri through a hole made in the shell. Panipuris are eaten by placing the entire puri into the mouth in one go and biting into it. Very tasty but very spicy.