Bengaluru Shop Sells Cracker-Shaped Chocolates That You Can Eat

With several states banning the sale and use of firecrackers ahead of the Diwali festival, a chocolatier in Bengaluru has come up with a unique concept of crackers which wouldn't hurt the environment - cracker-shaped chocolates.

This shop has chocolates in the shape of rockets, twine bombs, flower pots, sutli bombs, and others. Priya Jain, owner of the shop, says the customer response has been overwhelming with festive season around the corner, and despite the pandemic. She added, "don¡¯t burst firecrackers; eat firecrackers" giving a strong message.

Edible chocolate crackers

According to the news agency ANI, Jain said many children, as well as adults, cannot think of a Diwali without crackers. "Therefore, I decided to make sweets in the shape of crackers," she added.

Karnataka: Ahead of #Diwali, Bengaluru-based chocolatier has come up with the concept of 'Don¡¯t burst crackers; Eat crackers.' She has named chocolates after crackers like rockets, sutli bomb, Laxmi patakha, Flower pots, among others. pic.twitter.com/hnyGcZKEmB

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Following the announcement of a complete ban on firecrackers, the Karnataka government has now allowed sale and bursting of ¡®green firecrackers¡¯ in the state during Diwali, while insisting on sanctions to prevent coronovirus infection.

This ban has come in the wake of epidemics and rising pollution levels in many states across India. Experts have also warned that the bursting of firecrackers during upcoming festivals is causing air quality deterioration due to smoke and pollutants ¨C increasing the risk for COVID-19 patients.

Earlier, Uttar Pradesh government banned sale and bursting of firecrackers in Lucknow and 12 other cities, which came as a huge blow to the traders. While the state government is only complying with the orders of the National Green Tribunal, and has imposed the ban only in cities where the air quality index was either poor, very poor or severe last Diwali, losses to the firecracker business are hard to be missed.