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 ...

The festival, which runs from January 1 to January 31, is open daily from 9:00am to 10:00pm at all Unimart outlets in Dhaka, ...

Winter in Bengal is inseparable from the tradition of pitha-making, a craft passed down through generations, where simple ingredients like rice flour, coconut, milk, and molasses transform into ...

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.

During the cooler months, Bengalis turn to pithas as their favoured treat, and we couldn't resist indulging in more than just one. The world of pithas offers a myriad of choices, each distinguished by ...

DHAKA, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- The 18th National Pitha Festival, one of Bangladesh's popular winter festivities, is underway here and will continue until Feb. 8. The 10-day festival features various types ...

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, ...

When winter drapes itself over Dhaka, the city welcomes a familiar comfort: the scent of freshly made pithas wafting through the cool air. At street corners, markets, and bustling alleyways, women ...

Let us celebrate the festive spirit of Magh Bihu 2026 through Assam’s most loved seasonal delicacies. Created to spark ...