The 'Chitwan Latte Art Competition' will start from Wednesday in Narayangadh, the best 6 people will be awarded
Barista creating artistic creations on coffee mugs. A gathering of farmers, businessmen and coffee shop owners. This is the scene of the 'Chitwan Latte Art Competition' which started on Wednesday in Narayangadh. 46 baristas from across the country are participating in the competition jointly organized by Narayangadh's Coffee O Clock Pvt Ltd and Bharatpur's Himalayan Tea.
Out of which, the best 6 people will be awarded on Thursday. Sudeep Thapa, coordinator of the competition, said that the competition was organized to expand the coffee market and to increase the coffee culture. Along with the sweet smell and taste of coffee, the art that floats in the mug also makes the coffee beautiful. Everyone craves to drink coffee full of taste, aroma and beauty,' said Thapa, 'beautiful art also increases the value of coffee.'
Latte is an Italian word. Which means milk in Nepali. Thapa said that the art that is prepared from specially prepared milk in a coffee mug is 'latte art'. He believes that after organizing such competitions regularly, the art lovers will increase.
Thapa, the owner of 'Coffee O Club', started the competition seven years ago. In the first two years, a competition was held between the trainees who had trained in coffee making. After that, they started a national level competition by involving expert baristas to prepare coffee.
This is the fifth series. "All parties related to coffee have come to this competition," said Thapa, "If the trader had met the farmer, he would have gotten information about where the best coffee is." Coffee shop owners also get to meet traders. Machine businessmen who need the coffee shop have also come.
coffee shop owners have an opportunity to find skilled baristas who can make good patterns here, he said. Nepali coffee is inspiring the youth to find a future in their own country. Most of the creative baristas today are young. Our aim is to encourage them and spread the coffee market," said Padma Bahadur Baniyan, owner of Himalayan Tea.
National Tea and Coffee Development Board Regional Office Pokhara Acting Director Pavitra Adhikari informed that 501 metric tons of coffee was produced in Nepal last year. He said that 443 metric tons of coffee was imported that year and 89 tons were exported from Nepal. "It is good that young people participate in coffee shops and baristas. Now it is necessary to connect the youth in the production as well,” she said. Naveen Pokharel, a coffee producer who came from Pokhara to observe the
competition, said that Nepali coffee connoisseurs are increasing. He has been involved in the coffee production started by his father 22 years ago in Pokhara for seven years. There are also some problems. It is important to find good varieties of coffee. There are also problems with processing and marketing. Which needs to be addressed, said Pokharel. The winner of the
competition will get a trophy and a cash prize of Rs 60,000. Coordinator Thapa said that the second place will get Rs 40,000, the third place will get Rs 30,000, the fourth place will get Rs 20,000, the fifth place will get Rs 10,000 and the sixth place will get Rs 5,000. In addition, the best 6 people will participate in the "National Latte Art Competition" held by the Nepal Coffee Traders Federation in Kathmandu next March. 6 winners from Chitwan have the opportunity to participate directly in this competition where 16 people will participate from all over the country.
