Saturday, May 31, 2025

3rd edition of 'Bhojan Lipi: Swaad' tomorrow

Kathmandu, May 30

The third edition of the culinary series 'Bhojan Lipi: Swaad', curated by international chefs Ghanshyam Kandel and Durga Khadka, is scheduled to take place on Sunday, (June 1) at Nepal House, Hattisar in Kathmandu.

The Nepali Cuisine Promotion Campaign has been organising various awareness programmes to promote Nepali food and flavours at both national and international levels.

According to the campaign’s coordinator, Devi Prasad Sapkota, there are plans to organise up to one hundred editions of 'Bhojan Lipi: Swaad' both within Nepal and abroad. The campaign has also encouraged farmers across the country to associate with the initiative in order to support the marketing of their agricultural products. Talks are underway with farmers of various parts of the country.

The third edition of the campaign will also feature musical performances, with Sadhana Kala Kendra, set to present traditional melodies using instruments like the sarangi, bansuri (flute), and madal, centre’s founder Milan Moktan informed at a press conference organised in Kathmandu on Friday.

Two editions of 'Bhojan Lipi: Swaad' have already been organised under the campaign’s coordination. Dishes have been prepared using agricultural produce from 30 districts so far, including Jhapa, Ilam, Panchthar, Dolakha, Dhanusha, Chitwan, Nawalparasi, Baglung, Rolpa, and Jumla.

Speaking at a press conference, Rudra Sharma, Head of Nepal House Restaurant, expressed his pride in collaborating with an initiative so closely connected to Nepali soil and its farmers.

Prominent chefs such as Govinda Narsingh KC, Ganesh Dhakal, Laxman Prasad Bhandari, Shivahari Ghimire, Purna Shrestha, Ajuvi Chamling, Ingwa Subba, and several other veteran and emerging culinary experts will showcase their skills at the event.

Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 31 May 2025. 

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