Well good afternoon from Pokhara (पोखरा).
Pokhara (पोखरा).
Apparently, that is how it is pronounced.
Not Pokhara.
We've been saying it wrong for a few days but I finally googled it and it is Poker-Ah.
Pokhara.
Pokhara (पोखरा).
I'm sure we're still saying it wrong.
That is what we're going with.
And today we're going to be having some Nepali food.
We're at one of our favorite restaurants.
It is called Olive Cafe and their menu says something like European style with Nepali
flavor or something like that.
So we've specifically ordered their local specialties.
And my goodness traffic is just chaotic.
It sounds like there is a celebration.
Oh, let's check this out.
We'll zoom in to it.
Oh, it is blurry.
Come on focus.
Alright.
That looked like cricket.
Cricket bats whatever you call those.
You know what maybe the team that won is celebrating on the way home.
Maybe.
They won an important cricket match.
Yeah.
Anyways, the food should be here soon.
We've ordered a lot of different things to show you guys what the food is like here in
Nepal (नेपाल).
And it should be tasty.
Yeah!
So here is my fancy drink.
Mint lemonade.
And for the hubby.
And my not so fancy drink I'm just going for the local brewsky.
The local beer.
Everest.
So I've got Everest.
I've had this a few times now it is a nice refreshing beer.
Yeah.
Mmmm.
Do you feel like it gives you the strength to tackle Everest.
Oh yeah.
It is like the spinach for Popeye right?
You drink Everest beer and suddenly you have the ability to climb Everest.
Amazing.
That is exactly how it works.
Or at the very least Everest Base Camp.
The food is here and it looks amazing.
Check it out.
I'm having something called Chhwelā (छ्वेला).
And this is fish from the local lake.
It is marinated in secret spices.
That is what it says in the menu.
They won't even tell you what is in it.
I love that.
And it is barbecue.
That is the best.
In the tandoor oven according to the menu so I didn't even see this being prepared.
Secret spices.
But it looks so good.
If you look at that pieces of fish like they're so plump and oh my gosh this just looks fresh.
Do some more dissections for us.
More dissections.
Here we are in the science lab.
Yes.
I am dissecting the fish.
Exactly.
Anyways, I'm going to try some of this already.
It looks so good.
Wow.
Man, it looks like there is some tomatoes in there and maybe cilantro.
Mmmm.
Is it good?
Yeah?
That is really good.
I chose well.
The fish it is so soft.
It melts in your mouth.
I just had some kind of insect bite my elbow.
Oh my gosh.
If there is a little shaky that is why.
Sam's being attacked.
Bad camera man.
The mosquitos want the fish.
Hahaha.
This is so nice.
That is cilantro.
Little chunks of tomato.
Let me zoom in on that.
It looks like a little bit of a yellow curry.
Oh wow.
Man, you can see that so well now.
It is good.
And if you have a look at the plate here we've got some bread.
This looks like a chapati instead of a naan.
It is not quite as fluffy.
It is a little more flat.
Yeah, it is definitely not naan.
So I would compare it to pita bread if you're not familiar with chapatis.
That stupid is biting my elbow again.
Oh my gosh Sam.
I must have a really tasty elbow because it is the only place that it is going for.
Anyways, I'm using the chapati to get some of the fish.
This looks so good.
Yummy yummy yumma?
Oh yeah.
You're going to like this.
Yeah.
Oh, and vegetables.
Oh my gosh.
We get some carrots.
Let's not forget the carrots.
Raw carrots.
Those poor carrots.
There you go.
All neglected over there.
They are.
On the corner of the plate.
So we have Sam going in for his first bite of Choila (छ्वेला) and I have
to say you're looking very afro-y on camera.
You know what?
I'm at the stage now where I need to go to the barber and get a proper haircut.
And not only that but a shave.
A shave too.
So maybe that can be a future vlog.
Would you guys like to see that?
Would you like to see me getting a haircut and a shave?
In Nepal (नेपाल) or India.
To transform from Wolverine to clean cut.
You know what?
You don't look like Wolverine you look like a little bear.
Hahaha.
I'm just a little red-headed bear.
So fluffy.
Okay.
Anyways Choila (छ्वेला).
On to the food.
Mmmm.
Oh my gosh.
It is just such moist and tender fish.
Yeah.
And the spices are really nice.
Like um we didn't ask for it really spicy.
It is not as spicy as I thought it would be.
Yeah.
But it has a real rich flavor and I don't know what is in it because they wouldn't tell
us but it is secret.
It is a very nice well kept secret.
And they are obviously doing something well because I think this is one of the most popular
you know dishes that they have on their menu.
Yeah.
So it is good stuff.
Alright, moving on.
Well, you've tried my food.
Now time to introduce your dish.
So the one that I ordered was a Pokhara style curry.
And it comes with fish and we had the choice between chicken and pork I believe.
And let's stir that around a bit.
Oh la lah.
So you can see there is nice big chunks of fish over here too.
It looks really good.
It looks like the same fish they used for mine.
Yeah.
I'm sure it is.
So it also comes with brown rice.
Which is nice.
We had the choice between brown rice and white rice so we're making the adult decision to
get the healthier brown rice.
The healthier version.
I think brown rice is tastier anyway.
I agree with you on that.
So I'm just going to have a bite and then I'm going to go for a bite of rice.
So let's see what dish comes out on top?
You know what?
They said that this was a must try dish on their menu.
Yeah.
And I totally agree.
Like that curry is just so good, so rich.
It is like a thick flavorful curry.
And then because the fish has obviously been marinated and cooking in there for a long
time it is even I think it is even more tender than the fish from your dish.
Wow.
The fish from your dish.
That kind of rhymes a bit.
That could be a rap.
The fish from your dish.
Yeah, that is my bad attempt at rapping.
But uh yeah it is so good I'm going to have another bite with the rice.
So don't mind my thumb here.
You do have a knife.
I do.
And a fork and a spoon.
To make it work.
It is more fun to eat with your hands whenever you can.
Yeah that rice really compliments it well.
It helps sop up a bit of the gravy.
Okay my turn.
My turn.
You're going to like this one.
Okay, go ahead.
Let's see what this is all about.
Oh la lah.
It is still steaming.
I know.
It is hot.
I mean it is kind of a miracle that it is still warm because we spent a lot of time
taking photos of it.
Shooting video clips of it.
And then we ate yours first.
Isn't that awesome?
Mmmm.
That is just amazingly good.
You know the curry has lentils.
It is kind of like a dal base.
That is really nice.
Isn't that good?
It gives it a nice texture as well.
Yeah, try it with the rice.
Yeah.
The rice really compliments it I feel.
What do you think?
I like both of them.
I know.
We ordered well today.
And we've still got dessert coming.
We have dessert coming.
Dessert is coming.
Yes.
Fancy tea time for Sammy the Teddy Bear.
It must mean it is dessert right?
No, tea.
So just tea.
Well there is cake too.
So take a look at this.
I'm going to break the skin here.
Do la dooh.
So this is Nepali tea.
And I was looking at the ingredients.
Ah, I can smell it here.
So I think it is kind of similar to chai but there has been ginger and cinnamon added to
this one.
Cardamon.
Cardamon too.
Yeah.
I'm just going to try some.
It smells really good.
To me it smells like the holidays.
Like when you combine those spices it is just kind of Christmas-y.
It really is.
That is good.
It has got a really milky taste and you also taste the spices but yeah there has been no
sugar added which is kind of cool.
It has just got the natural milky tea taste.
And I like it.
It is warming me up.
It is getting a little chilly.
The sun is going down here in Pokhara (पोखरा).
So yeah.
Now what I've been waiting for.
The cake is melting while Sam takes sexy food shots.
So this is called Machapuchare Kiss (माछापुच्छ्रे).
I believe it is named after a peak if I got that right.
So it is a frozen cake with a cookie layer, some chocolate and a chocolate drizzled all
over top as well.
So it looks good.
Mmmm.
Do you like that?
Mmmm.
I sure do.
It is so good you're going in for more and you're not even describing it.
Oh my gosh.
Oh my gosh you know it is good.
Delicious is how I would describe it.
This part it is almost like a moist brownie.
The chocolate.
Yeah.
It has a moist brownie texture right in between the two cake layers.
Man.
So what say you?
I say I eye.
Alright Teddy Bear.
So apparently I get a bite too.
Yeah, you do.
How kind of you.
You only had like five before I got to try one.
You're welcome.
Okay.
I'm going to get some chocolate here.
Oh yeah.
What do you think?
Wow, that is so good.
I know.
It is just really decadent.
It is such a nice way to end what has been a wonderful meal.
It really is.
Our two main courses were amazing.
It really is.
And I didn't think I had a lot of room left for dessert but now that I'm trying this all
of sudden he does.
There is some room left over.
Okay guys, for something a little bit funny.
We trust each other so little to share the portions even-steven.
Like half and half.
That we actually often like something we really like if it is a dessert.
We will draw a line in the dessert, cut it off.
Sam got the bigger chunk.
Break it off.
Exactly.
Let me just say that.
You got the bigger chunk.
You had more than me already.
I got the raw end of the deal this time.
Not impressed.
Anyways, this is what we do to ensure we get an equal portion.
That is what Sam does.
I eat slowly.
Sam is like.
No, you're the one who decided for the line today.
Admit it.
Who picked the line today?
You were eating too fast.
And now it is time to pay the bill.
We got the bill.
Um, it came to roughly about $18 or $19 US dollars for all of that food.
Two mains, one dessert.
A beer and two other drinks.
So yeah, this part of the town is obviously a bit more expensive.
You can definitely find something cheaper.
But in terms of quality this is the best we've had.
This is our favorite restaurant in Nepal (नेपाल) so far.
Love this place and it is called Olive Cafe.
Oh my gosh.
I forgot the name for a second.
So bad.
I know exactly where it is from my hotel.
So when I know where somewhere is I just usually don't remember the name.
But is called Olive Cafe so if you're in Pokhara (पोखरा) check it out.