Geographical conditions have a great influence on the culture of any state. Chhattisgarh receives more rainfall than other parts of the country, so paddy is grown here. Chhattisgarh is famous as the rice bowl of the country due to being a prolific crop of paddy. Paddy is also the main source of income for the farmers here. Here rice is used in abundance in daily life from Teej festivals. On the initiative of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, to celebrate the occasion of International Labor Day on May 1 as Sack Stale Day in the state, to give a feeling of pride in the art-culture-food-food, dialect-language and costumes of Chhattisgarh. Collectively there was a call to eat stale sacks. Along with social harmony, it is a laudable step towards increasing the value of farmers and workers. It is worth noting that programs are also being organized to promote Chhattisgarhi culture and folk traditions, Teej-festivals. The description of sack stale is also found in the folk singing of Chhattisgarh. It is embedded in our culture. Here it is eaten with fervor in the homes of all rich and poor. It is also served to the guests. Folk singer Sheikh Hussain ji sang a folk song like ‘Batki me basi au chutki me noon, mai ha gaonathav dadriya taihan kaan de ke sun’ to honor the stale-eating farmers and labourers. In the summer season, when the temperature is high, sack sack is specially eaten in Chhattisgarh. It works to protect from heatstroke. On the other hand, it also provides many types of nutrients to the body. In diseases like vomiting, diarrhea, it removes the lack of water in the body. Due to these qualities, sack sack is popular in Chhattisgarh. Generally, sacks of stale are prepared to make good use of the extra rice cooked at home. In view of its beneficial importance, it is customary to eat it from house to house. It is the culture of Chhattisgarh that if suddenly a guest or a person comes, especially in rural areas, he should not go hungry. When people go to work in the morning, food should be arranged for them immediately, perhaps for this purpose, the custom of cooking more food than the available member is prevalent. The leftover rice of the night is dipped in water and eaten as breakfast or food in the morning, especially by the farmers and workers going to work from early morning, this is called ‘sack sack’. While sack sack provides coolness in the summer season, it is a panacea for digestion along with removing stomach disorders. Sack stale has emerged as an adequate nutritious food. Sack stale is eaten with fervor by the people with onion, tomato-green chilli chutney, mango pickle, karmata baji, chech bhaji, amari bhaji, bijori and papad etc. It gradually came into our daily practice and became a famous dish of Chhattisgarh. Like this:Like Loading… Continue Reading