Culinary dishes that are located or originated in the 94th largest country

In case you couldn't tell (unless you look it up or memorized each country by size because you have no life sorry to be mean) I'm talking about Nepal. I searched for interesting foods in Nepal, and although you may  not find them interesting, I do, because I'm a picky eater and if I learn about new foods I might want to try some and I won't be a picky eater (hopefully), so, I found Momo, Gorkhali lamb, Pulao, and Thukpa. (As a side note I'm not sure if they're proper nouns, so I capitalized them.)

1. Momo

     A flour based dough is wrapped around steamed vegetables or meat and is then fried, almost like a dumpling. It is served as a snack with strong spicy dip.

2. Gorkhali lamb

     Lamb is first slow cooked in curry with onions and potatoes before it is removed, grilled, and sealed with a spicy chili mix. It is then transferred back into the curry and cooked a bit more. It is served with rice and roti.

3. Pulao

   It's basically fried rice, seasoned with turmeric and cumin.

4. Thukpa 
It's a hot noodle soup with meat and vegetables, the meat can be yak, goat, lamb or chicken and is carefully seasoned

Those are a small bite of Nepalese food. Do you think you might want to try some of these? If so, why?

This is what Thukpa looks like

Typical food in Bangladesh!!

       Rice is the staple food in Bangladeshi. It is usually served with a variety of curries such as vegetable and chicken. The main breads are naan, paratha, roti, bakarkhani and luchi. Also, "Dal" is the second staple food. Dal are dried and split lentils. They also eat a huge variety of meats. They eat, naan, porota, roti, bakarkhani and luchi! Now onto the best and biggest food branch, the desserts. They have so many desserts! They have this dessert that looks really good called Imarti. It is deep fried and it has an orange color. It flower shaped and very sweet. It looks SO GOOD! Another sweet the Kalo Jam. It is a brown sugary ball with sweet syrup all around it, this also looks very good. All in all Bangladesh food looks and probably tastes really good.

The beauty of the Maldives!

South Asia is full of many beautiful sights, but the Maldives are the most beautiful in my opinion. First, there is the Baros island. If you want a moment away from the crowd, this place is perfect for you. There are some of the bluest beaches I have ever seen, and it is a breathtaking sight. Also, I would love to visit Male Island. That's because I want to visit some cities as well. It is a beautiful capital with restaurants, buildings, and tourist attractions that can entertain you all day. Another place there is Rangali Island. In this island, you can go and do family activities like snorkeling, shopping, swimming with dolphins, and more things. The Maldives is full of places I would love to go to!

The Decline of India

 I am worried about India's current position because many bad things are happening there. An organization, The Shiksha Bachao Andolan Committee has called Jewish scholar Wendy Doniger's book called "The Hindus" into question. They called it "Hurting the sentiments" of Hindus. Other bad things happening are the closing of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute. It contained one of India's best historical archives. The Jaipur Literary Festival was compelled to not video call the Booker Prize-winning author, Salman Rushdie. M. F. Hussain has decided to leave India because he felt he had no choice. All of these reasons India is declining are worrying to me.

Daishan - Louis Boyang

      Daishan is the most important festival in Nepal. People return back to the country from various places to celebrate the holiday. the holiday consists of a total of 15 days. The most important of them are the first, seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth.
      On the first day of the festival, someone will place a Kalash (a pot) in the center of a large sand block. The Kalash will hold holy water. The holy water will be covered with cow dung and then sprinkled with barley seeds.
       On the seventh day, a major celebration is held. the Kalash, banana stalks, Jamara, and sugar cane are brought by Brahmins (people of high standing in the caste system) from the former kingdom Gorkha.
       On the eighth day, sacrifices will be made of goats, hens, ducks, and buffaloes to the goddess Kali. At the end of the day, 54 buffaloes will be sacrificed along with 54 goats. At the end of the ceremony, families will take home the meat, serve it on tiny leaf plates to the household gods and then the family will eat.
        On the 9th day, official military sacrifices will be held in one of the Hanuman Dokha palaces. Artisans, craftsmen, traders, and mechanics will sacrifice animals and will put animal blood on their own vehicles and tools. They will also worship the god Vishvakarman on that day. 
         On the tenth day, yogurt vermillion, and rice will be mixed together and made by the women. the mixture is called "Tika". Elders will put tika on the forehead of younger people. 
          On the very last day, people will worship the goddess Laxmi. It is said that the people that stay up during the night will be given wealth and prosperity. Most people that celebrate the festival will just stay up all night playing cards and other games. 
           This celebration, Daishan, is filled with all types of interesting and cultural things. I would love to travel to Nepal because of how amazing the country is. If I was in Nepal, I would celebrate the festival. Would you?

The BEST Food in South Asia

So you want to know the best food in South Asia!? Well if you do, then keep reading. The number one best food is Chicken Curry. Chicken Curry is almost like chicken soup but it has a thick curry sauce in it. If you want to make a homemade food from South Asia, Chicken Curry is the way to go. The second best food in South Asia is, rice. Rice is a very common but also a very delicious South Asia food. White rice is also a food that can be very easy to make at home also.

Holi-Festival of colors

Holi is the Indian festival of colors. While Holi is celebrated in many different countries, such as Jamaica, Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad, Tobago, South Africa,and Malaysia, most people associate it with India. Now I know that you might be thinking, "what's so special about Holi?" Well, let me start with what Holi is. Holi is the Festival of colors, celebrated in spring. The reason Holi is celebrated because it symbolizes the victory of good over evil in Indian culture. Holi celebrations start on the night before Holi with a bonfire where people gather, perform religious rituals in front of the bonfire, and pray that their internal evil be destroyed the way Holika, the sister of the demon king Hiranyakashipu, was killed in the fire. The next morning, it's a free-for-all festival of colors. People smear others with color and drench each other. When I say that there is a lot of colors, I mean there is a LOT of colors. Everyone gets covered in colored powder. In the evening, after sobering up, people dress up and visit friends and family to talk, laugh, and share Holi delicacies. So that it about Holi. It sounds really fun, right?