The Holi festival = AWESOME

Ever want to throw paint and water and all over people. Well you can for the Holi festival. It is a two day festival that takes place in India and, Nepal. First off I just need to say that this is the most awesome thing that has ever happened to the history of the world. Second this is a huge holiday/culture for people in this region or country. It also seems like this huge awesome thing that people in the community that everyone is a part of and every one loves it. Third one year I want to go there on the day and just have some fun and, just go crazy and have fun. What do you think about  this amazingly fun festival.

Nepalese Food

Nepal is a place of many amazing and different things from in the United States, but in particular the food is different. In Nepal the foods tend to have plenty of spices, lentils, rice (other grains are often used instead of rice), lean meats, and many more foods are used in the traditional diet. This diet is healthier than many other areas in South Asia. Also let's be honest the food in Nepal is way healthier than in the United states home to a double quarter pounder hamburger. In addition to this Nepalese food has heavy influences from India because of the use of a high amount of spices.

Although Nepal has many different dishes, there are a few that are more common than others. One main cuisine that is commonly known is Dal Bhat. This dish consists of lentils, rice (oftenly exchanged for roti a type of bread, of just another grain), along with a side of something more heavy. To learn more about food from Nepal click here.

If I were to go to South Asia to see the different foods I am not sure of where I would go. So which country in South Asia would you go to see and taste the food?

Dashain Festival in Nepal!

Nepal has many celebrations but the longest celebration is Dashain. It is the most important festival in Nepal and usually happens in late September to mid October after the end of monsoon season. If you were wondering monsoon season is a season where weather is hot and wet at times. Anyway, Dashain is where the people of Nepal celebrate “A Day of Victory Over Demon”. It is celebrated for 15 days and people return from all over the world to celebrate this festival. The most important days of this festival are the first, seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth.  Next, This festival is interesting to me because so many people come to celebrate this. Also it lasts for 15 DAYS! That’s a long celebration! One question I have about this is do they rest at night and celebrate all day, celebrate at night and rest during the day, or just celebrate constantly for 15 days. I mean I don’t think they would do the last one but what do I know? They could if they wanted to. This is my post about the Dashain celebration in Nepal. My question to finish up is if you could would you come to this festival and why?

YUM YUM YUMMY INDIAN FOODS IN MY TUM TUM TUMMY!

Hey guys, do you like Indian foods?

(Just in case if you didn’t know what Indian foods are. DON'T THEY LOOK YUMMY?)

Well, I love Indian foods, especially CURRY!  

There are many kinds of curry.  Like that curry in the picture, and I can’t name them all because there are so many of them!  There are almost sixty kinds of curry, according to the Wikipedia. (Woah!)

Curries are usually  made of fresh or dried spices, herbs, peppers, and other ingredients like seafoods, meat, and vegetables.  Indians eat curry with rice, or the flat breads called naan ( it tastes sooo good ), etc.  If you want to find an indian restaurant in Okemos, use this map :3  What’s your favorite Indian food?

DANNNNNN THAT'S A GREAT VIEW!!!

Have you ever wanted to travel to Nepal?  There are so many fun things to do in Nepal!  one of the most popular things are climbing Poon Hill. Did you that Poon Hill is one of the many distant peaks found found on the Annapurna circuit? Almost everywhere around the Annapurna trail is a glimpse of the dazzling mountainside! The trek is so long that it takes 15-20 days on foot to walk from Kathmandu to reach the capital. But even then you have to make a stop in Pokhara. There is beautiful waterfalls, mossy forests and much more!  If you got the chance to hike on the Annapurna Circuit, would you? Who likes DAN AND PHIL?!?!?!

Holi curry, that is a lot of color!!!! ;)

 The country of India holds about 1.16 BILLION people. That's like 18% of the entire world's population, causing for a very interesting mix of people, culture and traditions. With delicious curry, vivid spices and unique and brilliant festival/holidays. The most recent of which was the Festival of Colour, Holi. It is celebrated on the last full moon of the lunar month Phalguna (usually late February, early March) and this year it was on March, 24. The people of India dress in white to be a blank canvass for strangers, family, poor and the rich alike to paint on and have colorful powders and water thrown on them in the open streets.The holiday was originally for warding off evil spirits, but now it is where the people of India share happiness to each other through bright and vibrant colors. Would you want to join in on the festivities if you were there?

Dal Bat to Car

I know you may think it sounds like Dal bat to car, but it's not. It is a food that's a part of the Nepalese cuisine. It is Dal-bhat-tarkari. Dal is a soup that is made up of lentils and spices. The Dal is usually served over something like rice with curry. The sides are chutney and sometimes pickle which can be fresh or fermented. The other varying things are lemon, lime, and fresh green chili. I would love something like this because I love rice and anything with spices. If you had the chance to eat Dal-bhat-tarkari would you take it?