For Tarah Baraily, owner of Cafe Everest, momos are more than just a national pastime from his homeland of Nepal. Making these savory dumplings is a family tradition he's enjoyed since childhood. Now, Baraily is bringing the dish from his home kitchen to the mouths of hungry Clevelanders. “When you go to Nepal, it’s very popular,” Baraily says. “People eat momos for morning, lunch and dinner.” Cafe Everest goes through nearly 100-200 plates of momos per week, so it seems they've caught on here, too. Momos — available stuffed with vegetable ($8.99) or chicken ($9.99) — are created in a four-hour process of making the dough, chopping vegetables, cooking any meat and then finally steaming or frying the delectable treat. “It’s all handmade doughs,” Baraily says. “Very simple recipes we put in there — healthier to eat.”
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