Verte's Dumplings of Doom 3.0 starts today

Verte is bringing back its popular food challenge, Dumplings of Doom, from today, offering food lovers a chance to test their tolerance for increasingly spicy dumplings and win a round-trip flight to Cox’s Bazar.

The third edition of Dumplings of Doom 3.0, powered by Air Astra, will run from October 8 to 31 at Verte. Participants can take on the challenge at a net price of Tk 2,999, with the objective of completing 12 levels of dumplings within 45 minutes.

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Each level is designed to be hotter than the previous one. Those who successfully complete all 12 levels will make it to the Survivor Board, while five winners will get the opportunity to win round-trip Air Astra tickets between Dhaka and Cox’s Bazar.

Participants who successfully complete the full challenge will also be able to eat the meal completely free.

Sadia Mustari Karim, Restaurateur, said, “An idea I had as a 23-year-old entrepreneur has now become one of our craziest and most talked-about campaigns. Dumplings of Doom has grown beyond a food challenge into an experience that brings people together and here we are, doing Season 3, bigger, hotter and more exciting than ever.”

The campaign is designed to bring together food enthusiasts, friends, spectators and content creators, with the challenge expected to generate social media content through participants sharing their experiences.

Dumplings of Doom has previously been held at Verte, with the first season starting in October 2024 and the second in November 2025. The latest edition expands the challenge into a 24-day campaign, combining the food challenge with Air Astra's Cox’s Bazar travel prize.

The campaign will follow participants through the experience from discovering the challenge and booking a table to facing the 12 levels, surviving the 45-minute challenge and potentially earning a place on the Survivor Board.

The challenge will remain open at Verte, Banani, from October 8 to 31. Interested participants can make reservations by contacting 01740449950.