Traditional ‘Kalai Ruti’: Street to Restaurant

Abstract

This article is focused on a traditional food named ‘Kalai Ruti’ that is creating an impact on the local economy and food culture of the Rajshahi city of Bangladesh. Kalai Ruti is a regional delicacy originating in the Chapainawabganj district but it is found on the street of Rajshahi as well. The article also highlights how folk food has become a survival tool for the livelihood of the laboring people in the city of Rajshahi and how it exists with its various limitations in the competitive market of this capitalistic society. The content analysis method was used as the research method in this article. This article has been organized primarily based on two types of data, i.e. (a) primary data and (b) secondary data. A large number of information on the topic have been collected from the persons of two different ‘Kalai Ruti’ venders for that multiple interviews were taken but only the relevant information was used for the analysis. Different news articles, articles, and web content were used as secondary data sources. This study has been a shrewd analysis of the facts derived from the primary, secondary, and other related sources.