Bela biscuit
| Course | Afternoon tea |
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| Place of origin | Chittagong, Bangladesh |
| Region or state | Greater Chittagong |
| Associated cuisine | Bangladesh |
| Main ingredients | Milk, butter, baking powder, flour |
Bela biscuit (Bengali: বেলা বিস্কুট) is a traditional round cookie baked in Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is sometimes dunked in tea.[1]
Ingredients
[edit]Bela biscuits are made from flour, sugar, baking soda and other, secret ingredients. Other ingredients that can be added are milk, salt, egg, yeast, cinnamon powder and fennel powder.[2]
Gani Bakery
[edit]Gani Bakery is a bakery at Chandanpura in Chittagong founded in 1880s by Abdul Gani Showdagar which is still notable for its Bela biscuits. According to many, Gani was the first to introduce Bela biscuit in Chittagong. In 1945, Gani declared the bakery a Waqf property.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Ahmad, F. (2013). "Bangladesh". In Kraig, Bruce; Sen, Colleen Taylor (eds.). Street Food around the World: An Encyclopedia of Food and Culture. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-59884-954-7.
- ↑ বেলা বিস্কুট. Bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 29 July 2016. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ↑ Hussain, Anwar (2020-01-02). "Why Chittagong's Bela biscuit is still so popular?". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
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