Tourists who come to Elam do not return without sweets
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The main tourist destinations of Suryodaya municipality are Kanyam and Sriantu. With the beginning of summer, the number of tourists coming here is also increasing. After taking photos and videos at Kanyam's tea plantations, enjoying the cold weather, the average tourist has a 'schedule' of going to Antu and sailing a boat in the pond, watching the morning sun and returning.
However, tourists do not leave empty-handed when they return home. They go to Fikkal Bazar, the center of the municipality, and buy koseli.
Dairy products are taken in the form of Churpi, Ghee, Lollipops and Bombisan as well as tea and Akbare Koseli. 'Friends in the office say that Ilam's koseli is missing,' Roshan Sapkota, who came to visit from Chitwan, said, 'They say not to come without lollipops. If you buy it for 6000, it's like taking whatever you see.'
Coseli goods are displayed in the market for sale. A shop usually sells 5 to 10 thousand. More than a hundred shops have opened in Fikkal. 'Yesterday, nine thousand were sold. One day only 4-000 is sold. The season is starting. During the rainy season, up to 30,000 were sold per day,' said Sujan Sapkota, a local.
Tourists who come here do not leave empty-handed. Locals say that it is a tradition to carry some kind of koseli. It has been established that when you come to Elam, you should not only take photos in the tea garden, you should also buy Churpi, Bombison and lollipops from Elam. Local businessman Amir Acharya says, 'Koseli is the most popular item in Fikkal. There are many shops, none are empty.'
Deepak Khadka, who is doing business in Kathmandu, was informed that some of his acquaintances were coming to Kathmandu from Ilam. "When my daughter tells me Elam's sweets, she gets angry," he said.
Lollipops and Bombisan made from a mixture of milk and sugar have now supported the cottage industry of Elam. Nowadays Churpi, Lollipop and Bombisan are made in the villages here. Pema Urgen Lamale, Ward President of Suryodaya Municipality-10, said that these sweets are now being established as 'Elam Brand'. There are around two dozen lollipop industries in the
district. Entrepreneur Shivlal Pradhan says that the demand for sweets produced here is in the local market as well as in Kathmandu and other countries including India. The retail price of a small packet of lollipops is 50 and a large one is being sold at 100. Artistically packaged 'gift lollipops' for gifts are also available in the market of Ilam.
18 cheese factories of Elam have been collecting 27 thousand liters of milk daily. Five thousand liters of milk used to be sold daily in the local market area. Churpi industry used to consume 15,000 liters daily.
Sweets industry like lollipops, bombisons sell 5000 liters and 3000 liters of milk in the Indian market. There are 18 cheese factories, around 150 Churpi factories and 13 dairy sweets factories in Elam.
In Elam, 16,860 metric tons of milk is produced annually. According to the government data, 33 thousand three hundred and seventy one cows of advanced breed are reared in Holstein, Jersey and Elam.
