20. Nepali Snacks and Street Food

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

• Learn about popular Nepali snacks
• Understand street food culture
• Know about snack ingredients
• Appreciate different flavors

60 minutes

• Paper
• Colored pencils
• Regular pencils
• Notebooks

1. Review (5 minutes)

• Quick recap of dal bhat and main dishes
• Connect daily food to snacks
• Discuss what students know about snacks

2. Popular Street Snacks (15 minutes)

Discuss and draw:

• Chatpate
• Puffed rice mix
• Spicy and tangy
• Various ingredients
• How it's served
• Panipuri
• Round hollow puris
• Spicy water
• Filling mixture
• Eating style
• Jhalmuri
• Puffed rice
• Vegetables
• Spices
• Mixed fresh

3. Traditional Snacks (15 minutes)

Discuss and illustrate:

• Bara
• Lentil pancakes
• Round shape
• Served hot
• With chutney
• Samosa
• Potato filling
• Triangle shape
• Deep fried
• With sauce
• Sweet Snacks
• Sel roti (rice ring)
• Jeri (sweet spiral)
• Lakhamari (sweet bread)
• Festival sweets

4. Drawing Activity (15 minutes)

Students draw:

• Their favorite snacks
• Street food carts
• Snack arrangements
• Festival sweets

5. Closing Activity (10 minutes)

• Students write about street foods
• Share what they'd like to try
• Compare with their snacks
• Preview of next week's topic

• Snack (खाजा - Khaja)
• Street Food (चटपटे - Chatpate)
• Spicy (पिरो - Piro)
• Sweet (गुलियो - Guliyo)
• Tasty (मिठो - Mitho)

1. Draw street food scenes

2. Write about favorite snacks

3. Draw festival sweets

Check students':

• Understanding of snack varieties
• Knowledge of ingredients
• Drawing skills
• Class participation

• Keep descriptions simple
• Use familiar comparisons
• Connect to local snacks
• Explain eating customs
• Make cultural connections
• Discuss food safety

• Street food is very popular
• Most snacks are freshly made
• Different areas have unique snacks
• Special snacks for festivals
• Snacks vary by season

• Draw simple food shapes
• Show snack varieties
• Connect to familiar foods
• Discuss healthy choices
• Keep descriptions clear
• Make cultural aspects interesting