Bengaluru celebrates egg puff culture with guided bakery crawl and baking workshop
Lavonne Academy is organizing an egg puff crawl through Bengaluru's heritage and contemporary bakeries on June 13 to celebrate National Egg Puff Day. Egg puffs—flaky pastries wrapped around hard-boiled eggs with onion masala filling—are a beloved South Indian snack with roots tracing back to British colonial-era European puff pastry techniques adapted with local spices. The event aims to honor both the nostalgic neighborhood bakery tradition and modern pastry craftsmanship.
Lavonne Academy, a culinary institution in Bengaluru, is hosting an egg puff crawl on June 13 to celebrate National Egg Puff Day, featuring stops at heritage bakeries including Excelsior, Kausar, and Thom's, culminating in a hands-on baking session at the academy. Egg puffs are described as flaky, buttery pastries filled with hard-boiled eggs and onion masala, a staple across Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu bakeries. According to chef Avin Thaliath, the snack likely originated from European puff pastry techniques introduced during British colonial rule, which were then adapted by Kerala's bakery culture with local spices and flavors. The crawl, organized in collaboration with events platform Putting Scene, aims to showcase different chapters of the egg puff story by selecting bakeries representing both heritage and contemporary approaches. At Lavonne Academy, participants will learn to prepare both a traditional Kerala-Bengaluru version and a Malaysian variation, with the academy emphasizing French pastry discipline and high-quality ingredients while respecting the snack's nostalgic appeal. Tickets are priced at ₹2,000.
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Why does Bengaluru love egg puffs? Come find out at this egg puff crawl
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