On Rongali Bihu, every Assamese family will dish out traditional pithas and larus to guests, a practice which continues for several days. "My family is here to buy pithas, larus and curd made from buffalo milk. All food items here are brought directly from the villages and are fresh. So, we are enjoying our time though we are away from our native village," saidSanjiv Borthakur, who is out to buy traditional delicacies from the vendors in the Ambari area of the city on Saturday. Flattened rice, which is served on Bihu days with curd, is also in great demand in the city.
The price of foodstuff served on Rongali Bihu is almost the same like last year. Larus made from coconut, sesame and jaggery were selling at Rs 4 per piece in the city. pithas made from grinded rice and sesame or coconut are being sold at Rs 4 per piece. The price of buffalo curd and milk cream was Rs 120 a litre and Rs 440 a litre on the eve of Rongali Bihu.
Most sellers who arrived in city markets with Assamese delicacies are from villages situated on the northern and southern banks of the Brahmaputra in lower Assam.
"There is a great demand for traditional foodstuff in Guwahati. We also feel happy by promoting Assamese delicacies during Bihu. It's good that the Assamese families settled in Guwahati are liking traditional pithas and larus," said Madan Kalita, a villager from lower Assam's Nalbari district.
Though many people don't bargain with the price of the traditional delicacies and are more than happy to get fresh pithas and laurs made in far-flung villages right here in the city, some feel the price is reasonably high.
"We have to buy one pitha at Rs 5, which is bit costlier. The cost of preparation must have been much lower," said Swarup Sarma, a teacher in Guwahati who is from Kamrup district. However, he said the price hardly matters in Bihu while buying traditional delicacies.
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