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Mezban

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Social festival of Chittagong, Bangladesh
Traditional Mezban cooking in Chittagong, Bangladesh
Mezban cooking at night

Mezban (Bengali:মেজবান), locally known asMejjan (Chittagonian:মেজ্জান) is a popular festival held inChittagong byBengali Muslims of Bangladesh.[1] Historically Mezban is a traditional regionalBengali feast and nowadays refers to both the regional tradition and the feast that results in common usage. The famous Mezbani meal consisting of steamedwhite rice and hotbeef, usually along with other dishes like 'chonar daal' or curry ofmung bean and beef fat chunks, 'nolar kanzi' or beef bone marrow soup, and thekala bhuna or dried beef with onions.[2]

Etymology and history

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Another name for the festival is Mejjan.[2] The word "Mezban" is ultimately ofPersian origin and meanshost.[1]

Cooking techniques

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Mezban cooking in Chittagong

Traditionally Mezban is a beef-dominated meal.[2] Proper Mezban meat demands a certain skill.[2] It uses every kind of meat from a cow, like bones, fats, liver etc[3]

Celebrations

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Since the late 1960s, Mezbani has been celebrated.[1]

References

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  1. ^abcAhmad Mamtaz (2012)."Mezban". InSirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan;Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.).Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust,Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.ISBN 984-32-0576-6.OCLC 52727562.OL 30677644M. Retrieved6 March 2025.
  2. ^abcdFayeka Zabeen Siddiqua (10 October 2013)."Majestic Mezban".The Daily Star.Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved23 July 2019.
  3. ^Md. Ashfakul Islam Ananto
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