Ethnobotanical studies in central Nepal: The preservation of plant-foods

Plants have always been an inevitable part of the life and culture of the Nepalese people. Like many other uses of plants, the preservation of plant foods is an age-old tradition in Nepalese society. A study on the ceremonial plant foods of central Nepal is already on record. The present paper is an attempt to document the various plant-food preservation techniques currently practised in central Nepal.