A new family-run bakery in Neath is set to open its doors next month. Rosa's Bakery will offer artisan bakes with a Romanian twist and the talented chef behind it all is 17-year-old Rosa Cundill from Coed Darcy.
As a toddler, Rosa served up cakes made out of plasticine to her mum, dad and grandma and throughout her childhood, Rosa learnt how to make Romanian recipes from her mum Rosana Cundill, 38, who is originally from Bucharest. Having discovered her passion for baking and her love of Romanian food at a young age, she is now set to open her own bakery with her parents and younger brothers at her side.
"I was definitely influenced by my mum’s Romanian heritage. We have an inside joke in our family because whenever we come across good food mum says ‘it must be a Romanian who cooked this’," said Rosa who has lived in Wales all her life but visited Romania on family trips. The young baker will be serving up organic breads, pastries, cookies and cakes from her bakery in Shufflebotham Lane, Neath with the help of her parents and said she is excited to make people smile with her bakes but she is also feeling a bit nervous. You can read more stories about Neath here.
