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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><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|quote="the shatkora lemon...native to Sylhet in Bangladesh, the citrus fruit looks like a grotesque cousin of lime, but is only larger and tastes like grapefruit"| publisher=[[Mid-Day]]|access-date=28 April 2020| date=14 April 2019}}</ref> They are used extensively in Sylheti cuisine, particularly in fish and meat dishes.
-==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  ===
-[[Beef Hatkhora]] is a traditional festive dish of beef cooked with hatkora juice.
-[[Duck Bamboo Curry|Aash Bash]] is a traditional 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 ''shutki'', and hatkora, a bitter and fragrant citrus fruit are used in fish curries. Extremely hot [[Naga Morich]] peppers are used in broths.<ref name=gbc>{{cite news|url=https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/features/bangladeshi-food-guide-cuisine|title=The 6 Seasons of Bangladeshi Cuisine|quote="Sylhet favours fiery curries made with pastes of fresh and dried chillies, roots and spices. Dried and fermented fish called shutki are used in vegetable broths and dry dishes. Shatkora, a bitter and fragrant citrus fruit, as well as the extremely hot naga chilli, also form part of the local diet."|last1=Begum |first1=Dina|access-date=26 April 2020| date=8 March 2019| publisher=[[Great British Chefs]] }}</ref>
-Some local dishes incorporate ''hidol'', a pungent chutney of dried fish matured in earthenware pots.<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> This includes [[Hutki Shira]], a fish curry with vegetables.
-[[Thoikor Tenga]] is a dish fish cooked with thoikor, a bitter citrus fruit native to the region.
-=== Breads and sweet dishes ===
-[[File:Fob type singara.jpg|thumb|Fob]]
-[[Bakarkhani]] is a flatbread that resembles [[paratha|porota]] and is commonly eaten during Iftar, the evening meal 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|title=Akhni and Khichuri are favorites of Sylhetis for Iftar|quote="Bakharkhani is another accompaniment to Iftar in Sylhet. The practice of eating Bakharkhani with tea during Iftar or at night has been going on for ages. There are four types of sweet and savory bakharkhani, which cannot be found anywhere else but Sylhet, some vendors said." |work=Prothom Alo|language=bn|date=20 July 2013| access-date=19 April 2020}}</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 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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