Aligarh. Under the years old tradition, the State Industrial and Agricultural Exhibition (Aligarh Numaish) is going on. Aligarh Exhibition Many people are reaching for shopping and stall business. Meanwhile, Hing Peda Stall has become the lifeblood of the exhibition and the tourists. The taste is such that everyone reaches out to taste it, not just to buy it. After the cold season, the way the heat has started increasing in February itself, due to that also the demand for this asafoetida tree is increasing considerably.
Talking to News 18 Local, Yogesh Agarwal, who sets up a stall of Hing Peda or Hing Goli, says that he has been coming to Aligarh fair for the last 35 years to set up shop. Since people are now taking care of health as well as taste, special care is taken while making asafoetida to make it tasty as well as helpful for the stomach. Asafoetida, celery, black pepper, sweet are important to make this, which makes this asafoetida more beneficial and tasty. Yogesh says that despite being Rs 500 a kg, there is a lot of demand for it in the exhibition.
Sahil Chaudhary, who reached the exhibition, said, ‘I am a resident of Amroha and come to the exhibition in Aligarh every year. The main reason for coming here is the asafoetida found here, which is not only tasty but also very healthy. He said that apart from Mathura, this asafoetida peda is available here in Aligarh, which remains the first choice of many people.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : February 23, 2023, 12:13 IST