Momo - The Most Popular Fast Food of Nepal

Momo is a very popular fast food easily available in almost every restaurant and streets of Kathmandu and around different places of Nepal. They are made by filling minced meat (Especially Pork, Chicken, Buff) or vegetables and wrapped in a dough and steamed cooked and eaten with spicy dipping sauce which makes the food delicious.

Steamed momo is the most popular dish in Kathmandu. You can also try momo prepared or cooked in a different way. Some of them are Fried momo, Jhol momo, Kothe momo, C-momo and Open momo.

Momo, the most popular dish.

Steamed Momo

Steamed momo are usually steamed in dumpling steamer. They are scrumptious juicy momo filled with veggies or minced meat (Chicken, Buff, Pork). 

Fried Momo

Fried momo is steamed momo which is later deep fried in the oil. The taste of these fried momos will totally make you forget about your health consciousness and thoughts.

Jhol Momo (Soup Momo)

Jhol basically means liquid in Nepali. Jhol momo is steamed momo drowned a bowl full of sauce. The jhol is thin inconsistency with a bit of a hot, spicy, and tangy twist.

Kothe Momo

Kothey momo is half steamed and half fried momo. 

C- Momo (Chilli Momo)

C-momo are mixed with a hot and spicy sauce, pepper, onions which gives you a different taste of the momo version. 

Open Momo

Open momo is wrapped in dough having four sides open which makes it easy to pour a variety of distinctive sauces to make delicious and yummy.

Here I have shared few popular momos eaten and loved. There are still varieties of momos made, if you know please do share the name of momos you have eaten and not mentioned here.  

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