Underwhelming Bara — expected more

I was looking forward to Bara here based on the reputation. The reality was disappointing. The subtly numbing from timur character that makes this dish special was muted — either from shortcuts with black lentils or from scaling up production at the expense of quality.

dal bhat power for 24 hours is a trekking mantra reflecting how central the dish is to Nepali daily life. The a Sherpa kitchen in the mountains setting I was hoping for wasn't quite there either. raksi grain spirit was available but not suggested appropriately. I've had much better versions elsewhere. Two stars because the dish concept is sound; the execution let it down.