Kaium Ahmed Jewel, Patuakhali :
Hundreds of poor men are living after selling different kinds of cakes locally called as pithas like Vapa and chital. Pitha lovers are eating the hot making cakes hindering shiver with cold in the district.
Pitha business is going on in full selling in the morning, evening and even afternoon in the town as the sellers are being happy due to their selling target and reach of goal income, it is observed.
The eight upazilas of the district are as Patuakhali Sadar, Kalapara, Galachipa, Rangabali, Dashmina, Bauphal, Dumki, Mirzagong, Patuakhali head quarters specially in the town roadside pitha shops are a common scenario are as Bus stand, Lunch Ghat, New Market, Puratan Adalot math and Sahid Alauddin Sisu park of municipality and out side areas are seen different kinds of attractive pithas reminding the traditional culture of Bangladeshi people which evidence sale of winter pithas go on from sun rising till late high.
The people are already waiting for selling, making and cutting tasty pithas at home or roadside guttering as a traditional culture, which makes the winter season enjoyable. The housewife’s also get invest with life to make and serve cake to their dearest and nearest household and relatives in this season, the house wife in both rural and urban area prepare various kinds of pithas like Vapa pitha, Puli, Chital, Phund chital, patisapta, teler pitha, pancha pitha etc.
Sylhet Correspondent adds: With the advent of winter, sales of yummy pithas (cakes) of various kinds and sizes like vapa and chitoi are going on in full swing at different roadside shops in the Sylhet and elsewhere. Pitha business brings smile on the face of sellers as they set up makeshift shops to earn extras at this time of year.
Every winter, vendors make various types of cakes by the roadside. Only a few items like vapa or chitoi are available on the footpath. For more varieties, a trip to specialised restaurants and fast food shops is a must.
Winter pithas like dudh puli, dudh chitoi, jhal bou, calcutta puli, kheer puli, narkel puli, chandra puli, chitoi, jamai pitha, jhal jamai pitha, kola bora, patishapta, malpoa, bhapa pitha, bhapa puli, shahi puli, phool pakon, nokshi pitha, surjomukhi, chicken pitha, jhal chingri pitha and vapa are sold at some restaurants at prices as low as Tk 5 per piece and up to Tk 200 per kg.
Wayside pitha shops are a common scene in the city’s Bandarbazar, Zindabazar, Amborkhana, Dorgagate, Subidbazar, Modina market, Mirabazar and Shibgonj areas. Sales of winter pithas go on from afternoon till late night as people of all ages crowd at the shops.
Winter here is duly celebrated with the obvious relish of tasty pithas making a shop a place of social gathering. Pitha is not a mere delicacy but a traditional culture that makes the season enjoyable.
This is a nice time for housewives also. House-holds in both rural and urban areas prepare various kinds of pithas like vapa pitha, puli, chitoi, dudh chitoi and such.
Each cake varies in taste and quality. In every house, people, especially children, eagerly wait for savouring the taste of cakes on winter mornings.
But with the hustle and bustle of city life, the tradition of making winter delicacies at home is waning. In urban areas, commercially made pithas are gradually replacing home-made ones. Specialised shops now sell costly pithas. Footpath is the first stop for many as pitha is headily available there.
During a spot visit to Bandarbazar on Monday night, it was seen that middle-aged Abdullah was preparing scrumptious vapa on footpath as her shop seethes with pedestrians.
A customer of vendor Salim said, ‘I become nostalgic whenever I try pitha on footpaths. It takes me a flight back to my childhood when my grandma used to prepare pitha at dusk. We used to gather round the fire and chatted for hours.’
Several pitha vendors said essential materials for pitha making are crushed rice, flour, molasses, sugar, coconut, ghee or oil. Sometimes nuts are used.
Meat and vegetables are also used in preparing some pithas such as vegetable pitha, jhal patishapta and mangsha (meat) patishapta.
Tanni Begum, a vendor at Shibgonj, said she sells each cake at Tk 5 to Tk 10 as per their sizes and qualities. She plies the trade every winter and earns some money.
Hundreds of poor men are living after selling different kinds of cakes locally called as pithas like Vapa and chital. Pitha lovers are eating the hot making cakes hindering shiver with cold in the district.
Pitha business is going on in full selling in the morning, evening and even afternoon in the town as the sellers are being happy due to their selling target and reach of goal income, it is observed.
The eight upazilas of the district are as Patuakhali Sadar, Kalapara, Galachipa, Rangabali, Dashmina, Bauphal, Dumki, Mirzagong, Patuakhali head quarters specially in the town roadside pitha shops are a common scenario are as Bus stand, Lunch Ghat, New Market, Puratan Adalot math and Sahid Alauddin Sisu park of municipality and out side areas are seen different kinds of attractive pithas reminding the traditional culture of Bangladeshi people which evidence sale of winter pithas go on from sun rising till late high.
The people are already waiting for selling, making and cutting tasty pithas at home or roadside guttering as a traditional culture, which makes the winter season enjoyable. The housewife’s also get invest with life to make and serve cake to their dearest and nearest household and relatives in this season, the house wife in both rural and urban area prepare various kinds of pithas like Vapa pitha, Puli, Chital, Phund chital, patisapta, teler pitha, pancha pitha etc.
Sylhet Correspondent adds: With the advent of winter, sales of yummy pithas (cakes) of various kinds and sizes like vapa and chitoi are going on in full swing at different roadside shops in the Sylhet and elsewhere. Pitha business brings smile on the face of sellers as they set up makeshift shops to earn extras at this time of year.
Every winter, vendors make various types of cakes by the roadside. Only a few items like vapa or chitoi are available on the footpath. For more varieties, a trip to specialised restaurants and fast food shops is a must.
Winter pithas like dudh puli, dudh chitoi, jhal bou, calcutta puli, kheer puli, narkel puli, chandra puli, chitoi, jamai pitha, jhal jamai pitha, kola bora, patishapta, malpoa, bhapa pitha, bhapa puli, shahi puli, phool pakon, nokshi pitha, surjomukhi, chicken pitha, jhal chingri pitha and vapa are sold at some restaurants at prices as low as Tk 5 per piece and up to Tk 200 per kg.
Wayside pitha shops are a common scene in the city’s Bandarbazar, Zindabazar, Amborkhana, Dorgagate, Subidbazar, Modina market, Mirabazar and Shibgonj areas. Sales of winter pithas go on from afternoon till late night as people of all ages crowd at the shops.
Winter here is duly celebrated with the obvious relish of tasty pithas making a shop a place of social gathering. Pitha is not a mere delicacy but a traditional culture that makes the season enjoyable.
This is a nice time for housewives also. House-holds in both rural and urban areas prepare various kinds of pithas like vapa pitha, puli, chitoi, dudh chitoi and such.
Each cake varies in taste and quality. In every house, people, especially children, eagerly wait for savouring the taste of cakes on winter mornings.
But with the hustle and bustle of city life, the tradition of making winter delicacies at home is waning. In urban areas, commercially made pithas are gradually replacing home-made ones. Specialised shops now sell costly pithas. Footpath is the first stop for many as pitha is headily available there.
During a spot visit to Bandarbazar on Monday night, it was seen that middle-aged Abdullah was preparing scrumptious vapa on footpath as her shop seethes with pedestrians.
A customer of vendor Salim said, ‘I become nostalgic whenever I try pitha on footpaths. It takes me a flight back to my childhood when my grandma used to prepare pitha at dusk. We used to gather round the fire and chatted for hours.’
Several pitha vendors said essential materials for pitha making are crushed rice, flour, molasses, sugar, coconut, ghee or oil. Sometimes nuts are used.
Meat and vegetables are also used in preparing some pithas such as vegetable pitha, jhal patishapta and mangsha (meat) patishapta.
Tanni Begum, a vendor at Shibgonj, said she sells each cake at Tk 5 to Tk 10 as per their sizes and qualities. She plies the trade every winter and earns some money.
