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Nepalese Food Culture: The Role Of Traditional Foods In Festivals

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A r Dashain Delicacies: A Celebration of Abundance Dashain, a fifteen-day festival, is renowned for its focus on rich meat dishes, which are considered auspicious and a sign of prosperity. and spending time with family members . and playing cards , kauda , khodkhodey etc . and we eat the food like khir , meat .. Different of meats like curry, gravy ,pakku, tass, sekuwa et Khasi ko Masu (Goat Meat Curry):  The centerpiece of almost every Dashain feast is a flavorful, spiced goat meat curry. Slow-cooked with local spices, it's a dish that families eagerly anticipate all year. Mutton Pakku (slow-cooked meat) is another signature variation. Tihar : The Festival of Lights and Sweets Tihar, the "Festival of Lights," shifts the focus toward sweets, snacks, and a slightly different array of savory items, often shared with guests during  Deusi Bhailo  songs. Sel Roti:  Perhaps the most iconic festival food, Sel Roti is a traditional, sweet, ring-shaped rice doughnut that is d...

How to Create a Seed Bank and Grow Your Own Plants.

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Seed Bank are a collection of seeds which you have dried and stored, ready to plant and grow when the time is right –seasen & Temperature or if you need some plant therapy . Think about those times where you ate the best tomato or the most delicious strawberry; well by collecting those seeds as and when it happens, you can recreate that feeling all over again. Key points to create your seed bank: Be selective on what you want to store  – I love the idea of having hundreds of different seeds for so so many plants, however, it may not be practical afterall. Both because of the space (and organisation) you need to label, store, and remember all of them. From my experience it may not be practical to keep a seed as you may not have the space to plant it. For example, a mustard seed will grow into a bushy plant, and if like me, living in a small space in chitwan, it will probably need more space than you have to grow. Be organised – label all of your seeds with a  name of t...