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When we went to the jungle, the family owned a café that helps support their ministry. One of the main foods they serve are momos. Momos are a very typical Nepali food. They are made out of dough that is wrapped around a veg or meat mixture. I asked if I could help make them and to my surprise the pastor’s daughter agreed. They taught me the most common way you see momos folded at restaurants.
The next morning, I went back to visit the café and they were making momos. I again jumped in to help, but they were folding them differently in a more traditional sense. This way was much harder as you almost fold in a circle. After about 10 really terrible ones, I started to get the hang of it. It was lots of fun!
Fast forward to the day we leave the “jungle”. We stopped about 4 hours into what would be 19 hours to get back to Kathmandu. All thirty of us roll up and ask for a mixture of chow mein and momos. After about forty-five minutes, the chow mein comes out. Our translator, Bipin, proceeded to tell us it would be at least thirty minutes until the momos would be ready. I half-jokingly said that I had learned how to fold them, so I could help out if they needed some extra hands. Before I knew it, our translator went over to a restaurant employee who gave him a head bobble and I was whisked back into the kitchen.
Before long, Sara, Caitlin, AnnaGrace, and Joanna joined me. I got to teach them how to fold momos as Linsey graciously filmed the endeavor. We went to town and the traditional way of folding momos was abandoned for quicker methods. Before long, the 100 momos were being steamed and served to our team. We all agreed this was the most World Race thing we had done to this point, but now I can say I’m a Nepali Momo-Maker! Check out the video below, all thanks to my wonderful team leader, Linsey.
