His general appearance was rather western. He brought out some of the tuna pastries I saw on the menu, which were very popular. They were very big, and if I were sure of my stomach, I would have tried one. Some people complained that the large beans in them were undercooked, and picked them out. Someone else had the spaghetti, which came with almost no sauce, but apparently just a dab of ketchup.
Tomato products are rare here.
I ordered noodle soup for lunch, and then sat in the sun a while drinking lemon tea. When it started to get cloudy, I went outside to the lodge store to buy snacks for tomorrow's climb of Gokyo Ri, which we would have to do very early to avoid the clouds which already obscured the views when we arrived this morning, before noon. As the sun set, everyone moved into the warm lodge, which became crowded. I ordered dal bhatt for dinner, which some Nepalis told me was excellent here. It would be too much to eat, but should be healthy, I thought.