Basmati kachchi, biryani sought most on New Year’s Eve

Basmati kachchi and biryani were food items sought the most from the country's top food delivery platforms on December 31 during celebrations of New Year's Eve. 

Delivery platform Foodpanda received the highest number of orders for basmati kachchi followed by beef tehari and chicken biryani.

Among those delivered from homes, biryani was the most sought after followed by kebab and fries.

"We have seen strong order volumes throughout the month, and especially during the holiday weekends, including New Year's Eve," said Fahim Ahmed, chief executive officer at Pathao.

"We have collaborated with our restaurant and payment partners to bring attractive offers for our users this winter," he said.

The volume was severalfold on New Year's Eve compared to that on a normal day, said an official of a platform.

In India, top food delivery platforms Zomato and Swiggy said they had recorded a massive surge in orders on December 31.

Indians placed more than 5 lakh food orders with Zomato and Swiggy, the companies revealed in their latest reports.

Biryani and pizza were the top food dishes ordered through these online food delivery platforms, according to India Today.

According to Pandamart, the grocery arm of Foodpanda, eggs, aerosol and Coca-Cola were items sought the most.

Cake is one of the food items sold the most on December 31 for the New Year's celebrations in Bangladesh.

Md Ibrahim Khalil, general manager at Tasty Treat, which has about 300 outlets across the county, said their cake and pastry sales were over fivefold on December 31 compared to that on a normal day.