Sherpur’s historic conventional dessert chick pies has been known as a Geographical Indication or GI product. On Thursday (December 5), the Director Basic of the Division of Patents, Business Designs and Emblems of the Ministry of Business mentioned. A registration certificates signed by means of Munir Hossain declared hen pies because the forty third GI product.
Previous closing 12 months, the District Branding Implementation Committee assembly really helpful registering chick pies as a GI product. With this, two merchandise together with native aromatic rice tulsi mala of Sherpur district were given GI popularity.
In line with native resources, the primary chick pies had been made in Ghoshapatti of the district right through the British length. At the moment the zamindars used to take the hen pies made in Ghoshapatti to Calcutta in a different method. But even so, they used to ship those pies as presents to kinfolk or different landlords.
Hen pies are in style in every single place together with weddings, birthdays, Eids, pujas, entertaining visitors. At one time just a handful of retail outlets made this candy, however now no less than 50 retail outlets within the district make chick pies. Those retail outlets promote a mean of about 200-400 kg of hen pies on a daily basis.
This in style chickpea pie is made with milk, sugar, flour and cardamom. Milk is first boiled at top warmth to thicken it. Then separate the chickpeas from the milk and blend it with just a little flour and make small balls. This lump is soaked in sugar syrup, left within the prior to now ready latex and burnt on a low flame. That is how scrumptious hen pies are made.
In line with the artisans, two kg of milk, part a kg of sugar, a small quantity of flour and 10-15 grams of cardamom are required to make one kg of hen pies.
Kalipada Ghosh of ‘Anuradha Misthanna Bhandare’ in Newmarket, Paura, has been making chocolates for 35 years.
He mentioned, right here we make chick pies with natural milk. So the style is just a little other, the call for could also be massive. Two kg of milk, part a kg of sugar, a small quantity of flour and 10-15 grams of cardamom are required to make one kg of chickpeas.
Bappi Dey, proprietor of Anuradha Misthanna Bhandar, mentioned that the call for for Sherpur’s conventional chick pies is expanding daily. If a traveler involves Sherpur from out of doors the district, take chick pies with him on his long ago. As chickpeas get GI popularity, its worth will building up additional. This is a monument of our heritage.
In line with the distributors, hen pies are lately being bought at Tk 380-400 according to kg. There are lots of orders of chick pies for more than a few events together with birthdays, Eids, weddings. This candy could also be to be had in Jhenaigati, Srivardi, Nakla and Nalitabari upazilas of the district.
Chickpeas are to be had at Charu Goodies, Anuradha, Durgacharan Goodies Retailer, New Premanand, Premanand Grand Sons, Amrit Gopal Goodies Retailer, Nanda Gopal, Ma Bhavatara Goodies Retailer, Resort Abir Nibir, Resort Hriday, Resort Noor Rahman and Vallab Goodies Retailer in Sherpur town. Hen pies are bought in more than a few candy retail outlets in 5 upazilas of the district.
Tarafdar Mahmudur Rahman, Deputy Commissioner of Sherpur mentioned, “Hen pies have a just right popularity as an historic conventional dish of Sherpur. This candy is extremely favored within the nation and in a foreign country. Many of us are occupied with making and advertising and marketing chick pies. Registering it as a GI product will additional building up its worth.
Imran Hasan Rabbi/ZH/GKS
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