Come with me for a morning walk around my neighborhood and I'll show you what winter in Bangladesh looks like…
The mornings are quite foggy and some days the fog never quite goes away. It can get down into the 50s (F) so everyone tries their best to bundle up.
Even the goats get an extra layer. Some look quite stylish!
During the mornings and evenings, those who live in the roadside slum huddle around a small fire to stay warm. Winters can be quite hard on the poor.
Women use this date palm sugar to make 'pitas'--a favorite winter breakfast. Many set up a roadside business.
During the mornings and evenings, those who live in the roadside slum huddle around a small fire to stay warm. Winters can be quite hard on the poor.
This fire is cooking 'kejur rosh' (date palm juice, tapped from the tree), to make into syrup or cakes of brown sugar called 'gur'. In my opinion, it's as good as the maple sugar we get in Maine.
Women use this date palm sugar to make 'pitas'--a favorite winter breakfast. Many set up a roadside business.
Venture to the outside of the city and you'll see these wonderful brightly colored mustard fields in full bloom. They smell wonderful too!
