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Fermentation Atlas

Nepal

40 ferments from Nepal, with how each is made.

40 entries listed here.

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FermentKindMain stepTemperatureSaltpH
Chaas / mattha / moru / majjige (traditional South Asian buttermilk)Fermented milk4 h – 5 days0.5 %
Chhaang (Tibetan and Himalayan barley beer)Alcoholic drinks2–3 days4.1
ChhenaCheese7–10 min70–90 °C
Dahi (curd)Fermented milk8–15 h37–45 °C
Desi ghee from fermented cream (makkhan route)Fermented milkup to 12 months
GundrukVegetables5–10 days18–22 °C0 %6.6 → 3.71
Hard chhurpiCheese30 days5.7–6.3
Kodo ko jaanr (finger-millet jaanr; base of tongba)Alcoholic drinks2–7 days4.1
Marcha (murcha)Starters and koji2–5 days4.9–5.7
PaneerCheese8–12 days4–5 °C
RaksiAlcoholic drinks7–25 days4.1
Sel rotiCereals and bread4 h
SinkiVegetables12 days – 3 months30 °C0 %6.7 → 3.3
TongbaAlcoholic drinks6 months4.1
Bhaati jaanrAlcoholic drinks
KinemaSoy and legumes24 h – 3 days25–40 °C1 %at least 8
Maseura / masyaura (fermented black-gram or rice-bean cones, Nepal and Sikkim)Soy and legumes3–5 days5.6–6.3
ArjiaMeat
ChartayshyaMeat
Faapar ko jaanr (buckwheat jaanr)Alcoholic drinks
Gahoon ko jaanr (wheat jaanr)Alcoholic drinks
GoyangVegetables
Jamma (geema)Meat
Jao ko jaanr (barley jaanr)Alcoholic drinks
Juju dhau (king curd)Fermented milk6.6
KargyongMeat
KhalpiVegetables3–5 days
Makai ko jaanr (maize jaanr)Alcoholic drinks
Mana and manapuStarters and koji
MesuVegetables7–15 days
North Indian aam ka achar (sun-cured mango oil pickle)Fruit20 %
SatchuMeat10–15 days
Shyow / sho (Tibetan and Himalayan yoghurt)Fermented milk3.9–4
Simal tarul ko jaanr (cassava jaanr)Alcoholic drinks
Sinnamani (Gorkha soft fermented whole radish)Vegetables
Soft chhurpi (and related somar, chhu)Fermented milk24 h – 2 days4.5
Suka ko maachaFish and seafood
Suka ko masuMeat
Sukuti (fish)Fish and seafood
Thwon (Newar rice beer)Alcoholic drinks7 days

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