Ethnobotanical Study of Traditional Food in Newar Community of Kathmandu Valley, Central Nepal

N. Joshi
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Socio-culture plays a significant role in conservation of indigenous knowledge and ethnic food in Nepal. Ethnic food makes the basis of diversified food which contributes to improve the health, besides food and nutrition securities. Documentation of plant based traditional food is crucial to enhance intercultural and intergenerational relations. Most of the traditional foods are prepared to celebrate rituals and culture using plants and plant products. This study gives a general overview of plant based traditional foods and rituals of Newar ethnic group inhabiting in Kathmandu Valley, Central Nepal. Data were gathered through ethnobotanical inventory, through interviews, participatory observations at festivals and ceremonies to document plants type, types of traditional food, consumption of traditional food in rituals, in addition to the challenges involved for indigenous knowledge preservation. Altogether 54 plant species were used for preparation of 45 types of traditional food. These traditional foods are consumed during celebration of more than 25 rituals and cultures of Newar ethnic group. Wild plants such as Blumea lacera, Centella asiatica, Choerospondias axillaris, Urtica dioica, etc. in particular occurred close to the areas where Newar community live and are mostly used for traditional food preparation. Other important plants were supplied by cultivation (i.e., domesticated species) and through markets. The young generation showed little interest in the consumption of traditional food. There is a great challenge to conserve traditional food and the related culture. Documentation of traditional knowledge about ethnic foods and their consumption in rituals will contribute for sustainable conservation of traditional food and culture for future generations.
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尼泊尔中部加德满都谷地Newar社区传统食物的民族植物学研究
在尼泊尔,社会文化在保护土著知识和民族食品方面发挥着重要作用。民族食品是食品多样化的基础,有助于增进健康,保障食品和营养安全。记录以植物为基础的传统食物对于加强文化间和代际关系至关重要。大多数传统食物都是用植物和植物产品来庆祝仪式和文化。本研究概述了居住在尼泊尔中部加德满都谷地的尼瓦尔族以植物为基础的传统食物和仪式。通过民族植物学调查、访谈、节日和仪式上的参与性观察来收集数据,以记录植物类型、传统食物类型、仪式中传统食物的消费,以及土著知识保护所涉及的挑战。总共54种植物被用于制作45种传统食品。这些传统食物是在庆祝尼瓦尔族超过25种仪式和文化时食用的。野生植物如蓝草(Blumea lacera)、积雪草(Centella asiatica)、菊苣(Choerospondias axillaris)、荨麻(Urtica dioica)等尤其出现在靠近Newar社区居住的地区,主要用于传统的食物制备。其他重要植物则通过种植(即驯化品种)和市场供应。年轻一代对传统食品的消费兴趣不大。保护传统食物和相关文化是一项巨大的挑战。记录有关少数民族食品及其在仪式中消费的传统知识,将有助于为子孙后代可持续地保护传统食品和文化。
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Journal of Plant Resources and Environment
Journal of Plant Resources and Environment Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Plant Science
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