With mountain peaks that make Mount Hood look like a speed bump and dozens of distinct languages spread across its valleys, the Himalayas contain enormous cultural diversity among the relatively modest populations residing in Nepal, Bhutan, and the Himalayan portions of China, India, and Pakistan.
The Himalayan cuisine available at Portland restaurants and carts may offer just a small taste of that diversity, but the dishes of Portland’s Nepalese and Tibetan spots are unmistakably Himalayan. They combine the spices favored in South Asia — cumin, turmeric, cardamom — with the dumplings, noodles, and meats more popular on the Tibetan side of the mountains, like pork and beef. The
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