Chinese Noodle

After over a dozen years, the most unusual scenes in Thamel streets were many signboards with Chinese characters and swarms of Chinese tourists. Chinese money has rushed into Nepal in the process of recovery and reconstruction since the devastating earthquake struck Nepal in 2015. Chinese have been said to purchase the damaged or collapsed buildings in the commercial areas at a high price and rebuild new buildings whose purposes are accommodation, restaurant, and lease. 

Jaeho came across a Chinese restaurant in one of the backstreets in Thamel. Found Braised Buff Noodle(红烧牛肉面) appeared on the menu, not Braised Beef one. Beef should be used in this famous Chinese noodle, but it was replaced by water buffalo meat. Understood that beef is strictly prohibited among Hindus in Nepal. The taste was beyond expectations.