From the alleys of Kolkata to the sacred temples of Puri and to
the secretariat corridors of Central Delhi, Rasagolla has been one of the most
favorite culinary inventions and a topic for hot debate all throughout the
country. For anyone who has a sweet tooth, one must definitely have Rasagolla
in their inventory.
Being primarily popular with Odias and Bengalis, this
celebrated sweet has found a soft corner in the hearts of everyone in India and
even outside. Here I would like to take you through the journey of the
beginning or starting point of this tasty sweet dish, the day we call as
Rasagolla Mahotsav, do a quick cover of the last year’s bonanza and also a
little about the sweet battle about its origin. I am pretty sure that after having a good look
at this article you would definitely be looking forward to this year’s event
eagerly. So let’s get started.
The Rasagolla Mahotsav is celebrated annually in Odisha and people from all around the country and
world is seen there. It is a colossal and vibrant event with music, other
sweet delicacies of Odisha and of course the main attraction are always giant spongy
white balls of sweetness.
The best part is that you could eat all kinds of Rasagollas
from the top makers from all over the country. One of the other things I found
fascinating about this festive event is that you could even witness the entire
culinary process of creation of a Rasagolla from scratch at some of the stalls.
Yes indeed, they make Rasagollas in what they called as a ‘live station’.
It was truly wondrous to know how much work and effort and ingredients was put
into for creating that little globule of joy and how effortless those people
making it made it look.
In case you're more of a fact finder and researcher and less of a foodie, i.e. you were more interested in the facts and information
about the Rasagolla and its origin, rather than tasting the sweet dish itself, you can also
divulge in fascinating conversations with the scientists and researchers present there at the event.
Documented
evidences show that Rasagolla is a sweet dish that dates backs to the late 15th
-16th centuries and that the proofs of its existence was found in
Odisha much earlier than anywhere else.It is believed that the people of Odisha are deeply connected
emotionally with this scrumptious sweet delicacy and hence they make it a point
to celebrate it with much grandeur and love.
“We want that all should
love Rasagolla and celebrate the sweet.” - a prominent journalist
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