Yomari

{{Short description|Nepali sweet dumpling}}

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Yomari, also called yamari, (Nepal Bhasa: {{Script|Newa|𑐫𑑀𑐩𑐵𑐬𑐷 or 𑐫𑑅𑐩𑐵𑐬𑐷}}) is a delicacy of the Newar community in Nepal. It is a steamed dumpling that consists of an external covering of rice flour{{cite book | last1=Goldstein | first1=D. | last2=Mintz | first2=S. | last3=Krondl | first3=M. | last4=Mason | first4=L. | title=The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets | publisher=Oxford University Press | series=Oxford Companions | year=2015 | isbn=978-0-19-931339-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jbi6BwAAQBAJ&pg=PA634 | access-date=5 November 2016 | page=634}} with sweet fillings such as chaku and khuwa. The delicacy plays a very important role in Newa society, and is a key part of the festival of Yomari Punhi.{{cite book | last1=Roufs | first1=T.G. | last2=Roufs | first2=K.S. | title=Sweet Treats around the World: An Encyclopedia of Food and Culture | publisher=ABC-CLIO | year=2014 | isbn=978-1-61069-221-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M_eCBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA237 | access-date=5 November 2016 | page=237}}{{Cite web|last=Republica|title=PHOTOS: Sweet Yomari|url=http://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/102450/|access-date=5 January 2021|website=My Republica|language=en}} According to some, the triangular shape of the Yamari is a symbolic representation of one half of the Shadkona, the symbol of Saraswati and wisdom.{{cite book | title = Kantipur (कान्तिपुर) | author = Basu Pasa (बासुपासा) | language = ne}}