Pumpernickel, Kathmandu, Nepal
December 6, 2009 at 9:53 am 4 comments
It came as a surprise to Leibspeise that each Nepalese country village had nearly as many “German bakery” signs as a small town in Germany (see pictures). Hence, it was quite a challenge to find a German bakery that truly is German and doesn’t just put a German sign over the front door.
We discovered Pumpernickel bakery in central Thamel, Kathmandu and of all fake German bakeries this is the only one that actually lives up to its name. It offers a variety of bread rolls, fantastic sandwiches and cakes which all do taste like real German bakery products. Yet, an interview with the friendly Nepali owner Norbu revealed that while Pumpernickel has been around for almost 30 years, it has no connection to Germany: all ingredients are from Nepal (organic), and all staff is Nepali.
Interestingly, all recipes are developed based on a trial and error approach, customers are given samples and asked for their feedback. Norbu is currently creating a rye and sourdough bread which will be available next year.
To portrait Pumpernickel was a tough choice for Leibspeise as it had no connections to Germany in a strict sense, yet, its products are very German, so it would be a shame to not let you know about this German food jewel in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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1. Klaus | December 14, 2009 at 2:39 pm
Kann das nur bestaetigen. Ohne jeglichen deutschen Hintergrund ist die Qualitaet der Backwaren von Pumpernickel echt beeindruckend. Lecker !!
2. Stefan | January 2, 2010 at 11:14 am
Very good site and great informations. I enjoyed to read this! Thank you.
3. Anonymous | October 12, 2012 at 3:24 pm
very nice and good service
4. David White | October 22, 2013 at 7:12 am
I’ve just stumbled upon your blog and enjoyed reading it. Very interesting concept!
I’ll definitely be back again. Kudos! 🙂