Fruits
Rajshahi's Mango Market Fails to Pick Up Even With Gopalbhog
Gopalbhog has reached Baneshwar, Rajshahi's biggest mango market, but supply is thin and storm-fallen fruit makes up much of the trade.
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Hill markets brimming with seasonal fruit
In the honey month of Jyoishtha, Rangamati's markets are filling with mangoes, litchis and jackfruit brought in by hill farmers.
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Five Ways to Tell Whether a Jackfruit Is Ripe and Sweet
Five simple checks can help buyers pick a ripe, juicy jackfruit instead of being fooled by a seller.
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Lychees Fill the Markets of Khagrachhari
Lychees have taken over Khagrachhari's seasonal fruit markets, with prices lower than last year as the fruit is smaller.
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A Quick Way to Peel Palm Fruit Kernels
Palm fruit kernels are in season and nutritious, and a spoon makes peeling them easy.
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The Health Problems Caused by Eating Artificially Ripened Mangoes
Chemically ripened mangoes sold as ripe fruit can cause a range of health problems, from diarrhoea to hypoxia.
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The Government's Mango-Picking Calendar and the Reality
A fixed calendar for picking mangoes has run into trouble this year, and it should be set each year around local climate and farmers' experience, the writer argues.
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Make Amshotto With Just Three Ingredients
Amshotto, the popular sun-dried mango leather, can be made at home with just mangoes, sugar or molasses and vinegar.
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Who Could Be at Risk From Eating Too Many Mangoes
Mangoes are good for most people, but a dietitian says some should limit them.
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Recipe: Mango Doi
Ripe mangoes can be turned into a cooling doi at home; here is how to make it.
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Eco-Friendly Bags Being Made from Maize
A Rajshahi company has been making biodegradable bags from maize starch for six months and exporting them, but says it needs official support to compete with polythene.
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Meherpur Growers Happy with Lychee Yield and Price
After several loss-making years, lychee growers in Meherpur are enjoying a bigger harvest and good prices, though the fruit is slightly smaller.
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Recipe: Ripe Mango Payesh
Ripe mango can be used to make payesh, a sweet rice pudding; here is a simple recipe.