Dubbo restaurants: The Nepali Kitchen is city’s first Nepalese option
Dubbo dumpling lovers are in for a treat thanks to the arrival of The Nepali Kitchen, a symbol of the city’s vibrant and growing multicultural community.
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Dubbo residents will soon be able to enjoy a taste of Nepalese cuisine in their own backyard with the arrival of The Nepali Kitchen.
It’s the city’s first Nepalese dining option and the brainchild of the three migrants with a passion for sharing dishes from their homeland and desire to share their culture with food lovers in regional NSW.
Co-owner Sujit Kc told The Dubbo News he and two friends had been planning their new venture for the past six months, but the pandemic forced them to rethink their plans.
“We had a stall at the Cross Cultural Carnival in May and since then we’ve been planning it,” Mr Kc said.
“We thought ‘let’s do it from home and see how it goes’ and if people are loving it then we probably will open a restaurant sooner or later, maybe sometime next year.”
The Nepali Kitchen is now taking orders and preparing to deliver delicious dishes to people in Dubbo, with free delivery for the next two weeks.
Food will be cooked at the home of co-owners on Thursday, Friday and Sunday.
On Saturdays, people will be able to pick up their meals from the Black Tambourine coffee shop on Brisbane Street, after the businesses owner Henry D’oliveiro offered space to Mr Kc.
“I’ve always been coming here for a coffee and Henry’s been a good friend of mine,” Mr Kc said.
“We went to council and sought permissions and approval for doing this kind of business from home. Everything went well.
“Not many people know what the Nepalese foods are and that’s what we want to introduce.”
Sharing the story of how he came to Australia, Mr Kc, who also works as a manager at Dan Murphy’s and has a background in event management, says it was the pursuit of a higher education that led to him to call Dubbo home.
“I was born in Nepal and I moved to Australia in 2008, I lived in Sydney for almost eight years and came to Dubbo in late 2016,” he said.
“I was doing by Bachelor degree back in Nepal but due to the unstable conditions and political situation back in Nepal everyone was going abroad for their studies. There was no possible way to find a proper education back in Nepal in those days.”
For people who haven’t tried Nepalese food before, Mr Kc said it could be described as a mix of Tibetan and Indian.
“You will find the difference when you actually try it,” he said.
Signature Momo dishes, a type of steamed dumpling, would prove popular in Dubbo, Mr Kc predicted.
“Come and try our traditional Nepalese food and give us feedback or any comments if you want us to improve,” he said.
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