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The Momo Story

01/06/2026

There is a smell that every Nepali recognises before they even turn the corner. It rises in thin clouds of steam from iron tiered steamers balanced over open flames - warm, garlicky, faintly spiced, deeply comforting. It is the smell of momo. And if you have ever stood on a galli in Kathmandu, waiting for that little crescent of dough to be placed in front of you, you will know that momo is not simply food. It is a feeling, an emotion of every Nepali household. At Nepalese Chef - with our family in Cheltenham and Gloucester we have spent years chasing that feeling and we believe we have found it.