Most Gurung homes in Sirubari have a kitchen on the ground floor with a clay or brick stove fed with wood, brass and aluminium pots, and a low bench or mats for sitting. Your host will invite you to help: washing rice, chopping vegetables from the garden, grinding chillies and tomatoes for the pickle on a flat stone, or rolling dough for rotis. Children and grandparents usually drift in to watch and chat.
The main meal is dal bhat: steamed rice, a lentil soup, a vegetable curry of whatever is in season (potato, cauliflower, pumpkin, beans), stir-fried greens, a sharp tomato or radish pickle and sometimes yoghurt or buttermilk. Millet roti or dhido, a thick porridge of millet or buckwheat flour, may appear on cooler evenings. Meat such as chicken is served on special occasions or on request. Portions are generous, and nobody leaves hungry.
You eat sitting with the family, Nepali style, with rice served generously and second helpings offered more than once; it is polite to accept a little more and to say when you are full. Eat with your right hand if you want to try, or ask for a spoon. Tell your host in advance about vegetarian, Jain or allergy needs. Breakfast the next day is usually tea, chapati or bread and eggs.
Good for
- Families
- Couples
- Solo
- Groups
Questions travellers ask
What food is served in Sirubari homestay?
Mainly dal bhat with rice, lentil soup, seasonal vegetable curry, greens and pickle, often with yoghurt or buttermilk. Millet roti or dhido may be served on cool evenings, and chicken on request or special occasions. Breakfast is tea, chapati or bread and eggs. Vegetarian food is the norm.
Can Jain or vegan diets be managed in Sirubari?
Yes, with notice. Host families can cook without onion, garlic or root vegetables for Jain guests and without dairy or eggs for vegans, but please tell us when you book so the committee can brief your host. Carry some snacks if your diet is very strict.
Is the food at Sirubari safe to eat?
Home-cooked food served hot is generally safe and fresh, often from the family's own fields. Drink boiled, filtered or bottled water rather than tap water, and avoid raw salads if you have a sensitive stomach. Hand sanitiser is useful before meals.
