The Pitha Book

Name: The Pitha Book
Author: HerStory Foundation

by HerStory Foundation

Ages 4–84 min readFamily & HomeFree to read

The Pitha Book is a mini directory of pithas, or traditional rice cakes, which can be round, syrupy, colourful and fancy. You can read about a few of the pithas among over a hundred varities available across Bangladesh.

A mouthwatering, heartfelt love letter from child to mother, where every handmade rice cake carries a season and a memory — perfect for sparking your own family's food stories.

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Questions to talk about together

Each of Ma's rice cakes holds a memory — which pitha would you most want to taste?
The patishapta cake comforts the narrator on hard days — what food makes YOU feel better when you're sad?
What is a special food someone in our family makes that you'll always remember?

The Pitha Book

Questions to talk about together

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