Life at Nepal

Laphin! Half of you may have drooled on hearing this name (and the picture) and the other half may be wondering what this new species is. For the other half, Laphin is originally a Tibetan dish and it has been getting quite popular in the Kathmandu valley as well. It is a cold noodle dish. The interesting thing about the dish particularly is the noodles, the noodles are made from starches extracted either from potato or flour, and is cooked overnight. Once the extract has settled, they are cut and formed into noodles before being dipped in a sauce made from dried chilies and vinegar. Laphin is quite popular in the valley and many places have tried to put their own unique kick to it. I'm a big fan of laphin. You could also say I've tried almost every type of laphin found in the valley at least. The place I visited for this blog to be posted is 109 degree. They had quite a unique dish which as you know is chicken laphin! There aren't many places that sell chicken lap