5/7/2023 0 Comments Bakery story ovens 2016![]() “I slogged and did everything by hand and learnt everything on my own so that the workers don’t take me for a ride. Recalling those days of switching her profession, she says, “it was literally baptism by fire because it was a totally new line for me.” Initially her father resisted her decision of joining. Though Debra jokingly calls herself and the rest ‘sidekicks’ of the business, yet it was remarkable on her part to quit a well paid, secured, bank job that she was into for 16yrs to take over the family run bakery since the last 4 yrs. She now runs this place and has kept up to the high standards maintained by her grandparents and parents. The Saldanha WayĬurrently, their daughter, Debra Saldanha is carrying on the legacy. He is a total extrovert and everyone who goes to Saldanha, looks for him. Denzil, though in his 80s, is still an active participant in the business. Most of his contemporaries still remember the ‘black box men’ and the mouth-watering delicacies that they would deliver. Denzil Saldanha, who is fondly called ‘uncle’ by all the customers. Mona Saldanha, the proprietress, whereas the think tank behind this bakery is Mr. Presently, the business is in the name of Mrs. About 20-30 of their workers would take these boxes around and sell it in almost the whole of Calcutta, they would even cater to schools, thereby giving the city a taste so divine, that they would be craving for a long time. She would send out the relishing bakery goodies like patties, cakes, different types of pastries (very different from what you have now) in black boxes that had Saldanha written on them. Cooking and baking was her passion so she turned her passion into her profession and saw it excel. In fact, she was the one who started the business. This bakery started off as ‘I.Saldanha Bakery’, named after Ignatius Saldanha and his wife Ubeline Saldanha, who was a very enterprising woman. Their almond ice slices have almond icing on three sides which provides a heavenly taste in every bite. Saldanha specializes in providing snacks and savouries for various occasions like the 5tier, 3 tier wedding dummy cake with a Satin finish which very few bakeries do and if done, they charge a bomb. They have been excelling in this field for about a hundred years now with Items to die for, like – the Wedding cake slices, almond cake, chocolate walnut cake, Lemon drops, chicken envelope, Christmas cake that sell like hot cake throughout the year, quite literally. The Saldanhas are a small Goan family who are legends in themselves. ![]() Here, during December, the local bakers, who sell bread and biscuits all year round, start baking cakes for people who bring their own ingredients and hire their oven for some time.įrom start-ups to high-end bakeries, many a fancy ones have opened and shut but the name of Saldanha Bakery stands tall and famous among their contemporaries for ages now. In a city like ours, where we celebrate most festivals with equal enthusiasm, Christmas or ‘Boro Din’ (as it is fondly called) was never a festival celebrated only by the Christian community and the Christmas cake that was introduced by the Raj is relished and cherished by all even today. And you still wonder why ours is called the city of joy? Muslim bakers, Jewish bakery, Hindu owned confectionaries, home-made bakers, all selling Christmas cake at this time of the year. ![]() Oh! Talking about Christmas, how can we forget the most relished and anticipated Christmas cake? The air is filled with the scent of them baking, the butter, the dry fruits, vanilla essence, yummm! you start craving for it then and there. Its the best time of the year, the drop in temperature, the boots and fancy coats, stockings, decorated streets, carnivals, picnics, holidays, Christmas, Santa Claus.
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