 Bamboo is burning to make sunga fita | |
| Alternative names | Chungapura pitha, sunga fita |
|---|---|
| Type | Desserts |
| Course | Breakfast and light refreshment |
| Region or state | Southeast Asia |
| Associated cuisine | Burmese, Cambodian, Lao, Thai, Vietnamese |
| Main ingredients | Glutinous rice and bamboo[1] |
| Similar dishes | Lemang, Kralan, Khao lam, Daetong-bap, Sticky rice in bamboo |
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 famous in Assam.[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. Springer. p. 132. ISBN 9783030246204. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "The Beckoning Beauty of Barak". BIT MESRAr. 21 December 2017. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "Food for thought: Understanding Bangladeshi cuisine". The Daily Star. February 24, 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "হারিয়ে যাচ্ছে সিলেটের চুঙ্গা পিঠার ঢলুবাঁশ". bhorer-dak (in Bengali). 13 December 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ "Bangladesh cuisine part I - delectable and diverse". The Daily Star. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Sunga Pitha". xobdo.org. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Sunga Pitha". Alamy. Retrieved 22 March 2020.