The smell of eating pita in the country of six seasons!

Bangladesh is the country of 6 seasons. But the current season comes through Vapsa Garam. Bhadra-Ashwin month means hot season. When we bask in the heat of Bhadra, the name of a fruit comes with the heat. And that fruit is rhythm. I tell you to pant in the heat - it's like sweltering heat.

And that's the reason why palm trees are usually caught in the month of Chaitra-Baishakh. Palm ripening begins at the end of the month of Bhadra and the beginning of the month of Ashwin. The sight of the ripe palm falling from the Bhadre tree is like - as if the sky had fallen. Hearing the sound of clapping, many immediately ran to pick it up. In fact, the rhythm scene and its sounds are memorable.

Such a scene can be seen on the side of the paved road of Nizampur Union (Barnijampur) village of Sharsha Upazila of Jessore, as if many people are sitting hoping to pick a palm.

Peeling off the hard outer shell of the palm leaves the juicy fibrous palm kernels inside. These seeds are rubbed on a palm juice extractor to separate the juice from the pulp. And when this juice is separated, the scent of palm from one house spreads to the neighboring houses. The aroma of ripe dates is very attractive. If you burn this juice from ripe palm, it becomes quite thick. There is no match for the taste of eating mudri with this burning thick juice.

Among the year-round tradition of pitha-making among rural Bengalis, the making of taal pitha occupies a special place in the month of Bhadra. Talpaka In this summer pitha is made by mixing palm juice with rice powder or flour and adding jaggery or sugar. These pithas include talar bara, tel pitha, patisapta, malpoa, kuli pitha, roti or parota like pita. In rural Bengal, these pithas with ripe palm juice are not suitable for entertaining a daughter's son-in-law. Pallivadhus make this pitha in different designs in different shapes. Some people like to eat these pithas hot, while others prefer to eat them the next morning. This pitha is also prepared for various events and pujas. Various types of taal pitha are prepared on Ashwin Puja and Sri Krishna Janmashtami. Taal Pitha is a favorite of everyone irrespective of the rich and poor of the village. Our modern village-Bangla culture is connected with this pitha.

Shyamal Barman, a resident of Chalta Bariya Bazar palm seller village, said, I collect ripe palm from Bagachra, Goga, Kayba, Ulshi, Jamtala and neighboring Jhikargacha upazilas of the upazila and sell them in various bazaars. It earns 1000 to 1500 taka daily. We are selling ripe trees at the price of Tk 10, medium Tk 20 and large Tk 30. And maybe for 10-15 days I can sell taal in the market. Then the rhythm season will be over.