Apart from that feat, the rounds of meetings, months of conversations, and research shaped Shrestha’s disjointed bits of what she really wished to do, into a concrete business idea and led her to launch Makkuse, a Nepali dessert brand, last year with an aim to bring the authentic taste of Nepali food and desserts to the global culinary map. Eight months on, the business has shown her some hopes of establishing the Nepali identity abroad in a unique way.