Demand for yams peaks ahead of Maghe Sankranti

By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, Jan. 14: Demand for roots, including yam, cocoyam and sweet potatoes, has been growing in the market for the past few days ahead of the Maghe Sankranti that falls on Monday. People consume various kinds of yams, either boiled or with some condiments, while marking the Maghe Sankranti festival. They boil the yam on the last day of Poush and eat it the next morning with ghee, chaku and sakhkhar.