Name Janice M. Yap
School Punahou School
Title Momos (Dumplings) Along the Himalayan Region

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Newar Feast

Newar Food Blog

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Silk Road Cooking, A Vegetarian Journey, by Najmieh Batmanglij

This book is at once an exploration, a celebration, and a little-known tale of unity. It presents 150 delicious vegetarian dishes that together trace a fascinating story of culinary linkage. As renowned cookbook writer and teacher Najmieh Batmanglij explains, all have their origins along the ancient network of trade routes known as the Silk Road, stretching from China in the east to the Mediterranean in the west. {more}

• Beyond the Great Wall: Recipes and Travels in the Other China

Great Tibetan recipes

 

This site was created by Janice M. Yap at the NEH Summer Institute "Literatures, Religions, and Arts of the Himalayan Region," held at the College of the Holy Cross, Summer 2011.