Food (day 9)

Nothing happened today. Still resting from the illness. Instead of reading about my boring day, here's something that I hope is more interesting:

Things to Know About Food in Nepali Guest Houses

• Food has some very liberal definitions here. Pizza, for instance, usually involves some bread and yak cheese and some kind of sauce (they do weird things with tomatoes here). Sometimes it will be bread with a kind of soup on top. Other times it will be served sizzling in a pan and it rivals any of the pizza I've ever had. It's really a gamble. And that goes for all the food you order, not just pizza.

• If you're really hungry, get the dal bhat. You'll get seconds.

• Prep time varies greatly so be prepared to be patient. If there doesn't appear to be any activity in the kitchen it's worth your while to check and make sure your order was not forgotten.

• If you're craving fried dough don't get the pancakes. Tibetan bread is much better and is much more consistent.

• If you sit down and nobody is around, poke your head into the kitchen, give your friendliest "namaste" and let someone know you want food.

• A Snickers roll is a Snickers bar covered in dough and deep fried. Delicious? Disgusting? Maybe a little of both...

• Don't get the Mustang Coffee. Really, don't do it.