Read the following text and do the tasks that follow. "Although my passport says I'm a British citizen, at heart I'm still a Nepali," says 39…
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Read the following text and do the tasks that follow.
"Although my passport says I'm a British citizen, at heart I'm still a Nepali," says 39 year-old Binod Baral, a restaurateur, social entrepreneur and consultant chef who runs a restaurant called Nepali Bhansaghar. "Mo:Mo and Roti is my main business," Baral says, "I sell authentic Nepali dishes. You won't get naan or tikka masala or tandoori here. Unlike most restaurants we sell roti," Baral says. "You rather get only authentic Nepali food and around 100 varieties of Mo:Mos."
He was only 18 when Baral, who originally hails from Pokhara, first set foot on English soil as a kitchen assistant. In just over two decades, his passion for cooking and hard-work has turned him into a successful hospitality businessman in England, and a proud member of the Nepali diaspora.
After serving Nepali cuisine in London for all these years, Baral now wants to globalize Nepali food. Along with his Nepali peers from all over world, Baral is campaigning for better promotion of Nepali food. He is also writing a Nepali cookbook, which he hopes will be a simple guide to Nepali-style cooking for everyone interested.
"Nepali cooking is no rocket science," he says. "Our cuisine is just about the right heat, the right amount of spices and a lot of love and simplicity." Given Nepal's rich and diverse culture, Baral believes Nepali cuisine has the potential to be as famous as Chinese and Indian food. He thinks lack of research and poor promotion have denied Nepali cuisine its due popularity.
3.1 Choose and copy the correct alternatives to answer the questions given below.
I. Which of the following foods is available in Bhansaghar?
A. naan
B. tikka masala
C. tandoori
D. roti
II. Where is Binod Baral originally from?
A. Britain
B. China
C. India
D. Nepal
III. How is Binod Baral recognized in the Nepali Diaspora?
A. as a successful businessman
B. as a kitchen assistant
C. as a consultant chef
D. as a social entrepreneur
IV. In which of the following activities has Binod Baral become a champion?
A. writing a Nepali cookbook
B. banning tandoori and tikka masala
C. selling Mo:Mo and roti
D. Promoting Nepali food abroad
V. What should be done to popularise the Nepali cuisine, according to Binod?
A. introduce Nepali food abroad
B. globalise Nepali food items
C. carry out research and promote it
D. campaign for better promotion
3.2 Answer the following questions.
I. Which restaurant does Binod Baral own?
II. According to Binod Baral, what do most of the restaurants sell?
III. How old was Binod Baral when he first reached England?
IV. Why does Binod Baral say that Nepali cooking is not a rocket science?
V. What makes Binod Baral believe that Nepali food can be as famous as Chinese and Indian food?
