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Aila

अयला

Newari rice liquor poured from a height into clay cups at festival feasts

Nepal Wine & spirit Vegetarian

Your guide, Chef Baku
Drawn, not photographed Updated September 2026
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History

Distilled by Newar households in the Kathmandu Valley and offered ritually to the ancestors and household gods before drinking.

Frequently asked questions

What is Aila?

Aila is a wine & spirit from Nepal: newari rice liquor poured from a height into clay cups at festival feasts. Distilled by Newar households in the Kathmandu Valley and offered ritually to the ancestors and household gods before drinking.

Made with

ricemillet

Cooked

distilled

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The atlas would have to match every ingredient to a food-composition database before it could publish a figure, and an estimate is not worth having if someone is counting on it.

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