If there’s an Indian festival, there are going to be sweets, that’s just the way it goes. Article content

Throughout the South Asian diaspora many cultures believe that starting a celebration or important day with something sweet is a good omen. So it’s not surprising that Diwali celebrations often begin with sweet treats being exchanged by friends and family. Article content

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In Punjabi, the language my family speaks, we call traditional sweets mithai. The root of the word is mitha, which means sweet. When it comes to Diwali the mithai you will always find on my table is Chocolate Barfi. It seems almost stereotypical as a first generation Canadian that I would pick a sort of fusion mithai as my favourite, but it’s true. Chocolate Barfi blends the be

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