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Yomari

Learn about Yomari through verified cultural context, key facts, regions, traditions and references.

Origin

Newar community

What

Fig-shaped steamed dumpling of rice flour filled with chaku (molasses) and sesame.

Occasion

Yomari Punhi (Mangsir purnima) — the harvest full moon

Ingredients

Rice flour; molasses, sesame; khuwa variants