This is Poush Sankranti – at that time the year when the bite in the air made you want the canyon of all the fun of the traditional post-harvest you have developed.
And go with what chef Kolkata, restaurants, and sweet shops tell us, even the third covid wave has not been able to demand a pleasant demand.
More than most people are not in a state of mind through the process of making their favorite Sankranti candy at home and hence, order in.
Delivery orders, especially from the elderly, Flowing Inkonef Aunt Sarkar and Princess began making various Pithe and Puli for home delivery orders since last year.
“Many sentiments are associated with this festival in Bengal.
But considering the current situation, making Sankranti Sweets at home is a challenge.
So, we have received many orders from NRI Bengalis who want to treat their parents home today.
In difficult times These, this movement they can share from abroad, “said Bijoyini.
Restaurants and special shipping outlets are also flooded with orders for traditional Sankrianti candies.
“We have received a very good flow of orders this year.
We strive to keep the Pitche variant in mind when serving our customers.
People are not in the director of the right mind to cook at home and many are also influenced by Covid.
Most orders come from The elderly this time, “said Chef Dalia De.
A delamate family of traditionranga aloor roshopuli is a family tradition, which starts with my mother-in-law.
I took over in 2017 after he had a stroke.
It was made using various seasonal outcomes, such as sweet potatoes, coconut and jaggery, and taste delicious.
We make it for family members and friends every year.
– Madhushree Basu Roy, Food Blogger and Pitches Chef House and Candy You can get a house delivered by Rosh Bora celebrating sweet teeth every year, this time too, Kheerer and Narcoler Pithe are popular items.
But the home chef also tries to innovate to offer extra to customers.
“I have made Narcol Chapa and Kheerer Topti for some time now.
I get a lot of orders of these items.
So, see the situation this year, where many households may not be in a position to prepare this sweet dish, I started receiving orders For Pithe Puli too.
My specialty is Moong Shamali, Doodh Puli and Patishaphapta.
I have also served orders from the US and Kenya before, “said Kawan-chef Bhaswati Ghoswati.
The direction of this order has provided a curator of the Hong Kong and Kolkata-based cullator, Argha Sen’s idea to start delivering Pithe Pulis to houses in Kolkata.
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“We started last year during a pandemic and continued this year.
We are a culinary brand of premium and happy to see people refuse to forget the tradition at all and hold it even in these difficult times,” he said.
An abundant order in Sweetshopsudip Mullick, the famous co-founder of the South Kolkata Sweetshop chain, said Pithe and Puli sales had risen.
“People don’t come to our shops to buy but the trend is to get it at home through a food delivery application.
Our order increases every day in front of Poush Sankranti and it is definitely a good sign.
There’s no way we can say that people are why people Ordered, but it looks like it’s because of the current situation.
People are reluctant to step out and are not in the ondition air conditioner to make a pithe at home now, “he said.
They came with 21 types of pithe and pulley this season and among them, Patisapta, Gokul Pithe, Doodh Puli and Ranga Aloor Puli are the most booked items.
Suprabhat Dey, owner of Sweetshop Kolkata Utara, said that almost all areas in North Kolkata have been declared the detention zone.
“And most of our regular customers belong to these areas.
In this situation they also do not come out, there are also no food delivery applications allowed in.
Even so, we registered a request for good for Patisapta and Moa.
We have seen that some people avoid the application Food delivery as long as Poush Sankrianti because they believe that sweets are transported in a box that is also used to provide non-vegan items.
So, many customers directly visit our store.
However, there is one application that only gives candy and we get a good order Through them, “he shared.
A sweetener has made five items for Poush Sankranti and among Puli Doodh and Patisapta this is the most popular.