Hidden Gem: Hungry Buddha @ Moor Market
Hungry Buddha owner Dev was born and raised in Kathmandu, Nepal. He worked as a trekking guide, leading treks in the Nepalese and Indian Himalayas and has walked two of the most sought-after routes in the world: Everest and Annapurna.
It was while working as a trekking guide that Dev met Jan: she was in the group he was guiding at Gokyo, circa 5,300 metres up with an awe-inspiring 360-degree vista. This chance encounter later led to Dev arriving in Sheffield to be with Jan. Living in South Yorkshire, the thing he missed more than anything was good traditional Nepalese home-cooked food, especially his mum’s cooking. He started experimenting, trying to recreate the flavours and aromas from his childhood with a little help from the folks back home, who provided plenty of tips and recipes.
Dev decided to train for a career as a chef, and after finishing college he worked in several Nepalese, Indian and British eateries in Sheffield, London, Birmingham and Litchfield. In 2016 he took the plunge and started Hungry Buddha, the authentic Nepalese street food café in The Moor Market.
Hungry Buddha brings home-cooked, flavoursome, subtly spiced, fresh Nepalese cuisine to Sheffield. The café, where you can eat in or take out, aims to showcase food served on a thali plate, buffet style. It also offers the most popular street food in Nepal: momo. These are steamed bitesize dumplings with a chicken or vegetable filling, served with chilli and tomato or sesame dipping chutney.
