Home-cooked feasts of wild buffalo are a tradition for festivals among Nepal's Newari people, the historical inhabitants of the Kathmandu Valley. Buffalo offal are prized, spanning every major part - brains, eyes, lungs, blood, guts, penises, testicles, tripe bags stuffed with bone marrow, and much more.
The cooking is meticulous, with each part carefully cleaned, spiced and mainly either boiled or grilled.
Not for the squeamish? Somewhat - though there's no doubt this makes for a protein-packed, nutrition-rich meal.
What's impressive is how each part is prepared according to a distinct, different recipe that beautifully complements the specific taste and texture of every organ. Our favourite might be the terrifically tender brains, but the intestines run a close second in their juicy-crunchy savouriness.
