Remember going to this shop with my dad who first introduced me to this delightful sweet snack. Numerous road trips between Hyderabad and Bangalore over the decades with my parents and the trips for 'van sales' with my grand uncle have given me many opportunities to visit Kurnool.
Every time I pass through this town, having Khova Bun has been a necessary ritual over so many decades. Recently I recommended this item to someone and he and his team called back to say it was super!
One important and interesting fact I learnt from Mr Wonderful- Raghava Reddy who like father became president of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad is that the traditional sweet makers are big sponsors of the VHP. The reason could be their fear that business will crash if Indians do not exchange sweets for the many festivals and shift to some western items! Business sense that keeps tradition and culture alive....interesting area for research!
Enjoy the Bun and Khova if you can....it is worth it!
It is hard to digest the fact that the 50+ years of the same product(Bun and Khova) is still delighting people from consuming it. Then I must visit this place at least to eat the "Evergreen Bun" and should check out their secret recipe.
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