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]
Another name for the festival is Mejjan.[2] The word "Mezban" is ultimately ofPersian origin and meanshost.[1]
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]
Since the late 1960s, Mezbani has been celebrated.[1]
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