Tourists enjoying the taste of corn cobs

Corn cobs have become a centre of attraction for tourists at tourist places Kufri, Sillonbag, Koti Janedghat. The poor people roasting corn on the roadside are earning a good income from tourists by selling corn cobs. The tourists’ mouths start watering on seeing the corn cobs and they stop their vehicles to buy them. Rajesh, who is roasting corn in Sillonbag, said that tourists are buying corn cobs in large quantities and every day he is getting a sack of raw corn cobs. He said that the price of roasted corn cobs has been kept at only Rs. 20. With this he is able to maintain his family well.
Let us tell you that corn is full of taste and nutrition, and vitamins and minerals are also found in abundance in corn. Corn is used in various ways in rural areas. Let us tell you that corn has been produced in large quantities in rural areas since the past. Corn production has decreased due to the increasing inclination of farmers towards cash crops. In rural areas, raw corn is used to make sattu and pachola apart from corn.
Progressive farmers of the region, Pritam Thakur, Deshraj, Rakesh Kumar say that during winters, maize bread is used in every house in the mountains because the nature of maize bread is also hot. The taste of maize bread prepared on wood fire in the stove is unique. The pleasure of eating maize bread with mustard greens or arbi vegetable is something different.
According to agricultural experts, maize contains fiber in large quantities, the use of which not only normalizes the cholesterol level in the body, but also prevents heart diseases. The use of maize in daily life also fulfills the deficiency of iron in the human body. Agricultural Development Officer Dr. Arjun told that maize is produced on about 6708 hectares of land in Shimla district, which produces an average of ten thousand metric tons. This year, the department made 130 quintals of maize seed available to farmers on subsidy.