PATERSON — Nushrat Hoque traveled more than 30 miles from Union County to participate in a recent cooking competition featuring the traditional Bangladeshi cakes known as pitha. Hoque was not among ...

Winters call for sinful indulgence. This is the time of the year when we keep our health consciousness at bay and give in to the delicacies around. And one such delicacy is the fresh jaggery that one ...

Makar Sankranti is around the corner, and it is that time of the year when festivity can be felt in the air. In Bengal, the festival of Makar Sankranti is celebrated as Poush Shankarnati, and to ...

Uttara Motors Ltd organized “Falguner Pitha Utshab ’26”, a vibrant and colorful cultural festival celebrating the spirit of ...

With a view to popularize different "Pitha", traditional handmade winter cakes, a festival is now underway in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka. Scores of seasonal Pitha makers are bustling with hundreds ...

Every country has a host of traditional sweets that they proudly plate as a representation of their food and culture; for Bangladesh, this is undoubtedly pitha. For us, pitha is not just any other ...

A vendor displays a type of Pitha for sale during a festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan 31, 2024. Photo:Xinhua A vendor displays a type of Pitha for sale during a festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan 31, ...

Winter does not just arrive with a change in weather, it reshapes our memories around food. Comfort food in winter is deeply emotional. In Bangladesh, winter comfort food has a character of its own.

A stall-keeper is making winter cakes known as "Pitha" during a festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Jan. 5, 2020. (Xinhua/Stringer) DHAKA, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Winter is a high time for traditional ...

Photo taken on Dec. 7, 2019 shows handmade winter cakes known as "Pitha" on display for sale at a roadside shop in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Xinhua/Stringer) DHAKA, Dec. 9, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Winter is a high ...