Chunga pitha (Sylheti: ꠌꠥꠋꠉꠣ ꠙꠤꠑꠣ), also known as chungapura pitha, is a traditional rice cake (pitha) originating in the Sylhet region of Bangladesh.[2] Though its main ingredients are bamboo and glutinous (sticky) rice, it is also made with binni rice, milk, sugar, coconut, and rice powder.[3][4] This unique delicacy is prepared when sticky rice is stuffed inside young bamboo and smoke slowly.[5] It is popularly known as a distinct and traditional food in Bengali cuisine.[6][7]
This traditional delicacy is also famous to the Assamese.[8] It is prepared at the time of Magh Bihu or Bhogali Bihu, a harvest festival celebrated in India's northeastern Assam.[9]
^"Magh Bihu 2020 Special Sweets: Laru, Pitha, Doi-Sira, Enjoy These Assamese Traditional Dessert Recipes on Bhogali Bihu". latestly.com. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
^"সিলেটের ঐতিহ্যবাহী চুঙ্গাপুড়া পিঠার প্রধান উপকরণ ঢলুবাঁশ হারিয়ে যেতে চলেছে". patakuri.net online (in Bengali). 13 December 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
^Mohammed Al-Khusaibi; Nasser Al-Habsi; Mohammad Shafiur Rahman, eds. (18 October 2019). Traditional Foods: History, Preparation, Processing and Safety. p. 132. ISBN 9783030246204. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
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^"হারিয়ে যাচ্ছে সিলেটের চুঙ্গা পিঠার ঢলুবাঁশ". bhorer-dak (in Bengali). 13 December 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
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Chungapitha (Sylheti: ꠌꠥꠋꠉꠣ ꠙꠤꠑꠣ), also known as chungapura pitha, is a traditional rice cake (pitha) originating in the Sylhet region of Bangladesh...
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