Nepal, March 15 -- Feast of flavors

If you had to eat out, where would you go? What would you choose? Korean, Japanese, or maybe Thai? Nepal's own cuisine isn't an option that most would even consider. After all, dal-bhat is a staple, something we all have at home anyway. But Nepali food goes beyond that, and there's a whole culinary world that we are unaware of. Rakshya Khadka reports.

20-year-old Sushita Gurung has promised to treat her friends to a nice meal at Hankook Sarang after she gets paid this month. Like Sushita, 19-year-old Jeena Shrestha has plans to visit Boudha with her friends for some laphing, a Tibetan delicacy that is a spicy cold mung bean noodle, once the weekend rolls in. Food is an inherent part of our lifestyles,...