Most dishes regional Indian. Rice staple food. Regional dishes include gurr, Sherpa dish of raw potatoes, pounded with spices, then grilled like pancakes on hot, flat stone.
Meat includes goat, pork, chicken or buffalo, but beef forbidden.
Wide selection of restaurants in Kathmandu, although elsewhere choice limited. Local whisky not so palatable, but imported varieties widely available. Tipping not customary, except in big hotels. If service charge added to bill, tipping isn't necessary.