{"id":6593,"date":"2016-09-02T16:24:37","date_gmt":"2016-09-02T14:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=6593"},"modified":"2023-11-13T16:04:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T15:04:26","slug":"nepalese-feast-in-malvik","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=6593","title":{"rendered":"Nepalese feast in Malvik"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A couple of weeks ago, I finally got round to inviting botanist Kamal Acharya and his wife Sharmila Phuyal\u200b to see my garden!! They were amazed to see so many plants that they were familiar with from home and I blogged about this here:<\/p>\n<p>Nepalese meet their onion in Malvik<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.edimentals.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D6118&amp;h=EAQF0B-FA&amp;s=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/<wbr \/>blog\/?p=6118<\/a><br \/>\nJimmu<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.edimentals.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D6131&amp;h=aAQGE3Z_W&amp;s=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/<wbr \/>blog\/?p=6131<\/a><\/p>\n<p>They asked (begged?) couldn&#8217;t we come and make you a Nepalese meal with plants from your garden! I just had to find time for this and I&#8217;m very glad I did as it was a fantstic meal. Yes, I&#8217;m a very lucky man!!<\/p>\n<p>On FB:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.10154245839730860.1073742717.655215859&amp;type=1&amp;l=6c748e5860\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.10154245839730860.1073742717.655215859&amp;type=1&amp;l=6c748e5860<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With <a id=\"js_h\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BrittArnhild\" data-hovercard=\"\/ajax\/hovercard\/user.php?id=607026147&amp;extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D\">Britt-Arnhild Wigum Lindland<\/a> who took a few of the pictures!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6593 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6595'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"698\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_0925.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6595\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_0925.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_0925-258x300.jpg 258w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_0925-300x349.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6595'>\n\t\t\t\tSharmila about to prepare fresh Jimmu for the very first time. Living in the lowlands, they can only get it dried&#8230; \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6596'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"432\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_0927.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6596\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_0927.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_0927-278x300.jpg 278w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_0927-300x324.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6596'>\n\t\t\t\tSharmila gets acquainted with the Nepalese onion in Malvik&#8230;still a bit in disbelief that this is really happening!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6594'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640356.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6594\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640356.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640356-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6594'>\n\t\t\t\tAnother plant my new friends recognised was taro (karkalo) or Colocasia esculenta. I&#8217;ve grown this as a pot plant for several years for a couple of tubers a year, inside in winter and outside for most of the summer. Even in our cold climate it grows outside in summer! However, I&#8217;d never used the leaves as I thought one had to use special low-oxalate varieties (oxalate in the leaves can scratch your throat). They assured me I could eat it! \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6597'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"332\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_0933.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6597\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_0933.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_0933-300x249.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6597'>\n\t\t\t\tSharmila can&#8217;t get karkalo leaf in Trondheim and , so it was amazing for them to meet someone up in the north actually growing it! They will now grow it themselves!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6598'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"818\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_0935.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6598\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_0935.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_0935-183x300.jpg 183w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_0935-300x491.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6598'>\n\t\t\t\tMeanwhile, Britt-Arnhild and helper made the salad (NB! Salads aren&#8217;t very common in Nepal, perhaps cooking to sterilise).\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6599'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_0943.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6599\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_0943.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_0943-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6599'>\n\t\t\t\tWhat a lucky man I am!!!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6600'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"699\" height=\"463\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_0944.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_0944.jpg 699w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_0944-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6601'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_0948.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6601\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_0948.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_0948-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6601'>\n\t\t\t\tBritt-Arnild&#8217;s picture from the kitchen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6602'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"477\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640357.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6602\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640357.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640357-300x286.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6602'>\n\t\t\t\tA quick fry of the Jimmu (Allium wallichii) before adding to the black lentils\/dal..\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6603'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"731\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640360.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640360.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640360-300x274.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6623'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"562\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640358.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6623\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640358.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640358-267x300.jpg 267w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640358-300x337.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6623'>\n\t\t\t\tThe karkalo leaf stems were first split lengthwise\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6604'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"873\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640361.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6604\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640361.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640361-275x300.jpg 275w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640361-300x327.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6604'>\n\t\t\t\tThe taro leaf was rolled up before cooking&#8230;Sharmila and Kamal had different ways of doing this from their different villages.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6605'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"822\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640362.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6605\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640362.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640362-292x300.jpg 292w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640362-300x308.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6605'>\n\t\t\t\tA Nepalese spice colelction including cumin and fenugreek\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6606'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"755\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640365.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6606\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640365.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640365-238x300.jpg 238w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640365-300x378.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6606'>\n\t\t\t\tCutting the taro leaf  \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6607'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640367.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6607\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640367.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640367-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640367-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640367-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6607'>\n\t\t\t\tThe next generation of edimental salad makers! She decorated it herself!!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6608'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"723\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640369.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6608\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640369.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640369-300x271.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6608'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;We use the broad bean pods too&#8221; Kamal told me!!! What? Really? Isn&#8217;t it very fibrous?\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6609'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640371.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640371.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640371-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6610'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"643\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640374.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640374.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640374-300x241.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6611'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"625\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640376.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6611\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640376.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640376-300x234.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6611'>\n\t\t\t\tPreparing the broad beans for cooking \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6613'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640381.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6613\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640381.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640381-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6613'>\n\t\t\t\tThe red coloured variety is Karmazyn\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6612'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640379.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6612\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640379.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640379-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6612'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Nepalese pressure cooker was frequently used!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6614'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640382.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6614\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640382.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640382-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6614'>\n\t\t\t\tGhee (clarified butter) is important in Nepalese cooking as it is in India. They sometimes make their own, but this was bought.. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6615'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640383.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6615\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640383.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640383-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640383-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6615'>\n\t\t\t\tKamal showing one of the spices used&#8230;Zanthoxylum armatum, a new species for my life list!!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6616'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"622\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640388.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6616\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640388.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640388-289x300.jpg 289w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640388-300x311.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6616'>\n\t\t\t\tCooking the taro leaf\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6622'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640409.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640409.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640409-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640409-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6617'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"645\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640402.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6617\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640402.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640402-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6617'>\n\t\t\t\tWOW, are you jealous? The Allium wallichii flowers was a last minute finishing touch&#8230;I sacrificed my only dark flowered Jimmu for this picture!  The broad beans were a bit fibrous but very tasty&#8230;. I will certainly be using the pods of broad beans in future. As Kamal said &#8221; what&#8217;s a bit of fibre&#8230;it&#8217;s good for us!&#8221;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6618'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640404.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6618\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640404.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640404-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6618'>\n\t\t\t\tNepal in Malvik edimentalised with the flowers of two varieties of Allium wallichii from high elevations in Nepal, but feeling quite at home in the lowlands of Malvik! The cooked taro was delicious and I will have to start growing more pots of taro as it makes an excellent winter house plant green! I couldn&#8217;t sense any silicates in my throat either!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6619'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640420.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640420.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640420-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6620'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"942\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640416.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640416.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640416-255x300.jpg 255w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640416-300x353.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6621'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"264\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640414.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640414.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1640414-300x132.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A couple of weeks ago, I finally got round to inviting botanist Kamal Acharya and his wife Sharmila Phuyal\u200b to see my garden!! They were amazed to see [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[225,10,24,261],"tags":[268,769,1538,1613,1615,391,1614,1474],"class_list":["post-6593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-edible-flowers","category-edimentals","category-onions","category-tubers","tag-allium-wallichii","tag-colocasia-esculenta","tag-jimmu","tag-kamal-acharya","tag-karkalo","tag-nepal","tag-sharmila-phuyal","tag-taro"],"views":4167,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6593"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6593\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33392,"href":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6593\/revisions\/33392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}