{"id":98,"date":"2026-07-27T13:45:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T13:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.aarambhathemes.com\/zenvy-pro\/food\/?p=98"},"modified":"2026-07-27T13:45:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T13:45:22","slug":"choila-a-spicy-grilled-specialty-of-newari-cuisine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.aarambhathemes.com\/zenvy-pro\/food\/choila-a-spicy-grilled-specialty-of-newari-cuisine\/","title":{"rendered":"Choila: A Spicy Grilled Specialty of Newari Cuisine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Choila is one of the best-known dishes in Newari cuisine, celebrated for its smoky aroma, fiery spices, and tender grilled meat. Traditionally made with buffalo meat, the meat is roasted over an open flame before being mixed with mustard oil, garlic, ginger, cumin, coriander, chili, fenugreek, and fresh herbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The grilling process gives Choila its distinctive smoky flavor, while the blend of spices creates a bold and satisfying taste. It is commonly served with beaten rice (chiura), black soybeans, and traditional Newari pickles as part of a larger feast or enjoyed as an appetizer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Choila is especially popular during festivals, family gatherings, and celebrations in Kathmandu Valley. It is also a favorite among visitors looking to experience authentic Newari cuisine beyond the well-known dishes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rich in flavor and deeply rooted in tradition, Choila remains one of the defining specialties of Newari culinary heritage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Choila is one of the best-known dishes in Newari cuisine, celebrated for its smoky aroma, fiery spices, and tender grilled meat. Traditionally made with buffalo meat, the meat is roasted over an open flame before being mixed with mustard oil, garlic, ginger, cumin, coriander, chili, fenugreek, and fresh herbs. The grilling process gives Choila its [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":99,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[109,99,110,11,9,103],"class_list":["post-98","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newari-cuisine","tag-buffalo-meat","tag-choila","tag-grilled-meat","tag-kathmandu","tag-nepal","tag-newari-cuisine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.aarambhathemes.com\/zenvy-pro\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.aarambhathemes.com\/zenvy-pro\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.aarambhathemes.com\/zenvy-pro\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.aarambhathemes.com\/zenvy-pro\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.aarambhathemes.com\/zenvy-pro\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/demo.aarambhathemes.com\/zenvy-pro\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":100,"href":"https:\/\/demo.aarambhathemes.com\/zenvy-pro\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98\/revisions\/100"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.aarambhathemes.com\/zenvy-pro\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/99"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.aarambhathemes.com\/zenvy-pro\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.aarambhathemes.com\/zenvy-pro\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.aarambhathemes.com\/zenvy-pro\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}