Have you ever eaten a bowl full of lemons in one go? Otherwise, enjoy this Pahari dish, you will finish eating many bowls.

Almora: There are many fruits in hilly areas which people consume during winter. In this sequence, there is also a fruit which is called mountain lemon. The mountain lemon is much larger than the normal lemon. People grind it and eat it during winter time. Various types of fruits are also added to it like orange, apple, banana, carrot, pomegranate etc. These are cut and inserted into it. Then after that, mountain hemp is roasted and mixed with lemon, curd, salt, chilli and jaggery. People make and taste it while sitting in the lukewarm sun. This lemon is very popular in the mountains. Apart from this, this lemon is also very beneficial for the body.

winter special dish
Local resident Krutika Bhatt told that during winter time everyone makes lemon juice in the mountains. Different types of fruits are mixed in lemon which enhances its taste even more. Mountain hemp is also added to it which increases its taste four times. Pahadi lemon is very warm and during winter it also protects from cold. This lemon is ripened in lukewarm sunlight and tasted.

Ate stained lemon after 6 years
Local resident Prajanli Bhatt told that in her childhood she used to eat lemon with great relish but now she is away due to studies. Because of this, coming home is a chore. He has eaten a stained lemon after about 6 years. The taste of eating stained lemon comes when there are 10 to 15 people together. Prajanli also said that whenever any tourist from outside comes to the mountains, he should definitely taste this mountain lemon once during winter time.

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