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-{{short description|Food culture and traditions practiced by the Sylhetis}}
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-{{Culture of Sylhet}}
-'''Sylheti cuisine''' is the food culture of the people of the area in and around the city of [[Sylhet]], [[Bangladesh]]. It is influenced by locally available ingredients, by migration from other areas and by tribal traditions.
-[[File:ꠜꠣꠔ, ꠍꠣꠟꠘ.jpg|thumb|Traditional Sylheti diet]]
-==Characteristic ingredients==
-The Sylhet area is home to a number of citrus fruit varieties such as [[hatkora]] and thoikor.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kabir |first1=Ihtisham |title=Citrus Story |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/citrus-story-31842 |website=The Daily Star |access-date=3 April 2023 |date=5 July 2014}}</ref> They are used extensively in Sylheti cuisine, particularly in fish and meat dishes.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/mumbai-food-bangladeshi-dishes-straight-from-sylhet-at-restaurant-in-bkc/20740177|title=Mumbai Food: Bangladeshi Dishes Straight From Sylhet At Restaurant In BKC|publisher=[[Mid-Day]]|access-date=28 April 2020| date=14 April 2019}}</ref>
-==Traditional Dishes==
-=== Rice dishes  ===
-''[[Akhni]]'' is a [[mixed rice dish]] similar to [[biryani]] or [[polao]], made with meat and/or vegetables.
-Red and white ''Birin'' rice (also transliterated as ''Biroin'' or ''Bireen'') is found only in the Sylhet region.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://jalalabadbarta.com/2018/12/7486/|title=History of Sylhet Birin rice |quote="The red-white sticky type of fragrant 'Bireen Chaal' is only found in the Sylhet region, hence an undisputed trademark of Sylhet!" |newspaper=jalalabadbarta.com|language= bn| access-date=9 December 2018|date=26 April 2020}}</ref> It is eaten in savoury and sweet dishes and is the main ingredient for [[Chunga Pitha]], a traditional rice cake.
-[[Khichuri]] is a rice dish similar in consistency to [[porridge]]. During the holy month of Ramadan, it is served as a staple food for [[Iftar]]. It consists of aromatic rice mixed with spices, ghee, cumin and fenugreek. It is also offered to sick people mixed with ginger.
-=== Meat dishes  ===
-Sylhetis incorporated meat dishes from other cultures into their diet, including with chicken, beef and goat, cooked in Mughlai, Middle-Eastern, and Northern Indian style.
-[[Beef Hatkhora]] is a traditional festive dish of beef cooked with hatkora juice.
-[[Duck Bamboo Curry|Aash Bash]] is a traditional Sylheti dish using duck and bamboo shoots.
-=== Fish dishes ===
-[[File:ꠌꠣꠐꠘꠤ.jpg|thumb|mashed vegetables]]
-Fish is eaten both curried and fried. Dried and fermented fish called ''hutki'', and hatkora, a bitter and fragrant citrus fruit are used for cooking curries. Extremely hot [[Naga Morich]] peppers are used in broth.<ref name=gbc>{{cite news|url=https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/features/bangladeshi-food-guide-cuisine|title=The 6 Seasons of Bangladeshi Cuisine|access-date=26 April 2020| date=8 March 2019| publisher=[[Great British Chefs]] }}</ref> The most savored local cuisines include Hidol or fermented fish chutney, Hutki Shira or dried fish curry, and various freshwater fish indigenous to this region.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/smells-like-a-secret-5504173/|title=The fiery flavours of East Bengal's dried and fermented fish are all the notes of life|date=23 December 2018|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=28 April 2020}}</ref> Hidol Chutney is commonly taken to remedy colds and headaches.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/shidol-chutney-fermented-fish-bangladesh|title=Shidol Chutney|date=21 December 2017|website=[[Atlas Obscura]]|access-date=28 April 2020}}</ref>
-[[Hutki Shira]] is a curry of fish, such as ''hidol'' dried fish, or prawns cooked with vegetables.
-[[Thoikor Tenga]] is a dish of small fish cooked with thoikor, a citrus fruit native to the Sylhet region.
-=== Breads and sweet dishes ===
-[[File:Fob type singara.jpg|thumb|Fob]]
-[[Bakarkhani]] is a flatbread that resembles [[paratha|porota]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daily-sun.com/post/131131/Bakarkhani:-delight-in-every-bite|title=Bakarkhani: delight in every bite|access-date=29 April 2020| date=24 April 2016 |work=[[Daily Sun (Bangladesh)|Daily Sun]]}}</ref> Bakarkhani is an Iftar item in Sylhet. It is also eaten with tea at night during the month of Ramadan<ref>{{cite news
-|url=https://www.prothomalo.com/home/article/27054/%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BF|script-title=bn:ইফতারে সিলেটিদের প্রিয় আখনি ও খিচুড়ি|work=Prothom Alo|language=bn|date=20 July 2013| access-date=19 April 2020}}</ref> It is believed{{by whom|date=March 2023}} that it was first made by the people of Sylhet.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.uniindia.com/mughal-era-bread-bakarkhani-on-verge-of-extinction-in-dhaka/world/news/1131792.html|title=Mughal era bread Bakarkhani on verge of extinction in Dhaka|access-date=29 April 2020|date=8 February 2018| publisher=www.uniindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bd-journal.com/other/features/107900/www.nagad.com.bd|script-title=bn:প্রেমের নিদর্শন বাকরখানির ইতিবৃত্ত|language=bn|date=16 February 2020|work=www.bd-journal.com}}</ref> Sylhetis learnt making Bakarkhani from the [[Afghans]] who stayed in Sylhet after defeated by the [[Mughals]] in 1612. Later many Sylhetis came to Dhaka and started making Bakarkhani commercially.<ref name=omor>{{cite news|url=http://web.dailyjanakantha.com/details/article/244010/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%80/print/|script-title=bn:বাকরখানি: অমর প্রেমের কাহিনী|language=bn|work=The Daily Janakatha|date=21 January 2017}}</ref> At present most of Dhaka's bakarkhani sellers are from the [[Sylhet Division]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.jugantor.com/news-archive/city-news/2017/01/27/96769/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF?|script-title=bn:নবাবি খাবার বাকরখানি|language=bn|date=27 January 2017|work=[[The Daily Jugantor]]}}</ref>
-[[Handesh]] is a snack made of deep-fried dough sweetened with molasses or sugar. It is served on special occasions such as the festival of [[Eid al-Fitr]].
-[[File:ꠍꠁꠚꠤꠐꠣ, ꠘꠥꠘꠉꠠꠣ, ꠚꠛ, ꠡꠤꠋꠉꠣꠞꠣ.jpg|thumb|Sylheti rice-cakes and dumplings]]
-[[Nunor Bora]] is a savoury snack made of rice flour and with onion, ginger and turmeric, fried to a golden colour.
-[[Chunga Pitha]] is a traditional rice cake prepared by stuffing [[sticky rice]] inside young bamboo and smoking it slowly. The rice cake is removed from the tube and has the shape of a candle. The dish may also be made with binni rice, milk, sugar, coconut, and rice powder.
-[[Tusha Shinni]] is a dessert ''[[halwa]]'' made from sweetened dough with nuts and raisins that is usually served on special occasions.
-== See also ==
-* [[Cuisine of Bangladesh]]
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