Gujiya is an integral part of the Holi celebration. It doesn’t matter if you’re celebrating the festival in India or abroad, without this sweet delicacy, Holi is incomplete, period. But, are you willing to shell out ₹50,000 for some ‘Golden Gujiya’? Well, a sweet shop in Uttar Pradesh has come up with the unique idea of ‘Golden Gujiya’ and here’s all you need to know about it.
UP Sweet Shop Offering Golden Gujiya For ₹50,000/Kg This Holi
We all know how sweet prices skyrocket during festivals but this one surely steals the price! A sweet shop in Uttar Pradesh’s Gonda has launched an exclusive Golden Gujiya, which is priced at a whopping ₹50,000 per kilogram. A piece of this luxurious mithai costs ₹1,300 per piece.
According to the Hindustan Times, the reason behind the jaw-dropping price of this Golden Gujiya is the fact that it has a layer of 24-carat gold. Not just that, it also has a special dry fruit filling which makes it a special and luxurious treat for Holi. The 24-carat gold and silver vark on the gujiya is edible. The shop manager, Shivakant Chaturvedi, revealed that while people are not buying the special gujiya in big numbers, they are ordering 1-2 pieces to know what’s unique about it.
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India’s Largest Gujiya Weighs 6 Kg
Besides Golden Gujiya, another sweet shop in Uttar Pradesh made a world record for preparing India’s largest gujiya. The sweet shop, located in Lucknow, entered its name in the India Book of Records by making a gujiya that is 25 inches long and weighs six kilograms! The huge gujiya was painted in edible tricolours.
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