How to pronounce Chatamari

Chatamari is written चटामरी where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /t͡sʌtãmʌri/. In plain English letters that is cha-TAH-ma-ree, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Chatamari?

Chatamari is a street food of Nepal. Where it comes from: Bagmati. People usually eat it as a snack and on festive days. Its main ingredients are rice and egg. It tastes savory.

Where Chatamari comes from

Chatamari is one of 15 signature dishes of Nepal on this map. See all dishes from Bagmati Zone.

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• Yomari यःमरि · Dessert · Newar towns (Bhaktapur)

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• Choila छोयला · Main dish · Bagmati

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• Samay baji समय बजी · Main dish · Bagmati

  Samay baji is a traditional Newar set of foods arranged around baji, beaten rice: roasted meat such as choila, vegetables, black-eyed beans, roasted soybeans and slivers of ginger.

• Kwati क्वाँटी · Soup & stew · Bagmati

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• Juju dhau जुजु धौ · Dessert · Bagmati

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Food of Nepal

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