Mysureans celebrate honour for ‘Mysore Pak’ atop Chamundi Hill

Shyam Sundar Vattam | NT

Bengaluru: Devotees of Goddess Chamundeshwari distributed sweets on Wednesday following international recognition for Mysore Pak, a sweet which originated in Mysore several decades ago.

Recently, Mysore Pak was ranked 14th among the 50 best street-food sweets worldwide making Karnataka proud again.

With a rating of 4.4, Mysore Pak was among the top 50 snacks in the world in the online market. Apart from Mysore Pak, Falooda and Kulfi Falooda are the other Indian desserts that are on the list. On behalf of Apoorva Sneha Balaga, members distributed Mysore Pak to devotees and tourists and also explained to them the history of the sweet that was invented in the Mysore Royal kitchen.

Apoorva Suresh, President of the Balaga, said it was a matter of pride that the sweet originated from Mysuru and has got international recognition. The specialty of this sweet is that it not only gives strength but also helps in maintaining good health.

The sweet dish was prepared by Madappa, chief cook in the kitchen of Sri Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, several decades ago. The king wanted a different variety of sweet and at that time, the priest prepared this sweet and named it ‘Mysore Pak’.

Since then, it has been a signature sweet of the royal city of Mysuru and tourists do not miss eating it. D. Parthasarathy, former councilor of Mysore City Corporation, said there is no one who has not tasted the Mysore Pak in the city.

Mysore Pak has a history of nine decades and the credit of introducing this sweet goes to the palace cook, Madappa, he added.