Kopila Adhikari wins second national sel roti competition

The Nepali Food Promotion Campaign organized the second national sel roti competition in Kathmandu, which was won by Kopila Adhikari.

Kamal Burja finished second and Sarita Gurung third. The winners received cash prizes of NPR 15,000, NPR 10,000 and NPR 5,000 respectively.

The competition, named the "Bhojan Lipi Second National Sel Roti Competition, 2083," had 14 participants. It was based on the cooking of Bhojan Lipi's creators, international chefs Ghanashyam Kandel and Durga Khadka. Kandel currently lives in the United States and Khadka in Ireland.

The coordinator of the judging panel was Govinda Narasingh KC, Nepal's first executive chef. Food analyst Sharada Gyawali served as a judge.

The campaign said the competition was organized to preserve Nepali food and culture. Campaign coordinator Devi Prasad Sapkota said sel roti was again chosen as this year's competition theme, and added that there are plans to expand the campaign nationwide.