Seasonal ‘pitha ‘ business going on in Patuakhali, Sylhet

RANGPUR: Engineers Institute of Bangladesh (EIB) Rangpur unit distributed 200 pieces of warm clothes among the poor in Jannatbag Hafizia madrasah at Bakultala area in the city on Thursday night. Among others EIB Rangpur unit president Engineer Abdur Razz
RANGPUR: Engineers Institute of Bangladesh (EIB) Rangpur unit distributed 200 pieces of warm clothes among the poor in Jannatbag Hafizia madrasah at Bakultala area in the city on Thursday night. Among others EIB Rangpur unit president Engineer Abdur Razz
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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.
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