Krishna Pauroti

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Where Krishna Pauroti originally started it is still in operation at the same place.
Krishna Bahadur Rajkarnikar established Krishna Pauroti, the first bakery in Nepal

Krishna Pauroti (also calledKrishna Breads) is a Nepali bakery.[1] It was founded in 1948[2] by Krishna Bahadur Rajkarnikar in Kamal Pokhari, Kathmandu, Nepal. Currently it operates from four locations within Kathmandu valley,i.e. Kamal Pokhari,Khumaltar,Hatti Ban and Mahalaxmi. Kai Weise, a correspondent of The Himalayan Times, labelled Krishna Pauroti "the first bakery in Nepal".[3] Certainly people must have been baking things in the country before that not necessarily as they are today. But when it comes to a commercial operation or establishment of baking profession no other businesses than Krishna Pauroti can be found recorded before it.

History[edit]

After returning to Nepal from his foreign visit Krishna Bahadur Rajkarnikar thought of starting a business in his own country what he saw in the country he visited. Eventually establishing Krishna Pauroti in 1948. It had been a synonyms for breads and bakery in Nepal for long time ever since its beginning until establishment of other bakeries and matching its level of production.

Product Verities[edit]

Along with usual bakery verities Krishna Pauroti bakes some typical Nepalese grain varieties, such as croissant made of millet,faper(Nepali:फापर) etc.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Basnyat, Sraddha (13–19 June 2003). "Give us our daily bread". Nepali Times. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  2. ^ Mathema, Paavan (23–29 July 2010). "Baking hot". Nepali Times. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  3. ^ Weise, Kai (30 December 2011). "Changing face". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 14 January 2012.[permanent dead link]