Momo is a very popular fast food, easily available in almost every restaurant and on the streets of Kathmandu and around different places of Nepal. They are made by filling minced meat (especially Pork, Chicken, Buff) or vegetables with dough, steamed, cooked, and eaten with a 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 is the most popular dish in Nepal.
Types of Momo in Nepal:
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 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 in a bowl full of sauce. The jhol is thin in consistency 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 is mixed with a hot and spicy sauce, pepper, and onions, which gives you a different taste from the momo version.
Open Momo
Open momo is wrapped in dough with four sides open, which makes it easy to pour a variety of distinctive sauces to make it delicious and yummy.
Here I have shared a few popular momo I have eaten and loved. There are still varieties of momo made, if you know, please do share the names of momo you have eaten and not mentioned here.
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