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Hello friends, I hope you are all well. I am also well because of the infinite mercy of God. Once again, I come to you to participate in this amazing topic of the fifth week of the Steemit Engagement Challenge. Through today's challenge, I will share with you about Flavors and Traditions.

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✔️ Describe a traditional meal from your town.

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There are many traditional meals in our town which people like a lot. But there is one traditional meal that is popular with people of all areas, be it Town or village, that is Biryani. There are very few people who do not like this food. The wonderful taste and aroma of different varieties of this food is loved by all the people of our area.

Biryani does not require any special day to prepare. And the process of cooking it is known by most of the people that is why it is cooked in everyone's house. It requires rice and meat as the main ingredients to cook it, but everyone adds spices and traditional ingredients according to their own recipe to enhance its taste.

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Different varieties of biryani are cooked in our area such as Chicken biryani, Mutton biryani, Beef biryani, Polao, Dam biryani are the most popular. And if I talk about their taste, then I will say that this food is so delicious that you will want to eat it again and again.

One of the reasons behind this meal being traditional is its fragrance and the traditional spices used in it. If it is cooked in a house, its aroma spreads to the surrounding houses. Moreover, it is a high calorie and high protein food that contains all kinds of nutritious ingredients.

Biryani is easily available in all small and large food stores. The price of this food is affordable for all people. Its price varies according to variety and quantity. But Biryani is also available starting from 100 to 500 Taka/ 6 to 28 Steem in our area. Although I can't cook it, I'm sure I will learn to cook it in the future.

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✔️ What are the main ingredients?

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It is a traditional dish that anyone can cook in their own recipes with their personal art and style. But to make it two common things are required which are Meat and Rice.

In terms of meat, most people use chicken, beef, mutton and many also add shrimp. In the case of rice, people can use any good quality rice according to their choice.

I have seen my mother cook biryani many times. Below are the ingredients required to cook Biryani as per my knowledge.

Meat, Rice, Ginger, Garlic, Clarified butter ,Cardamom, Cinnamon, Cloves, Turmeric, Cumin Powder, Chopped Onion, Tomato, Biryani Spice, Salt, Oil

Moreover, various traditional spices are added to enhance its taste.

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✔️ Do you consider that local gastronomy is well represented in your town? Because?

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Yes, I consider that local foods are presented in a traditional way in my town. The eateries around us adopt the traditional approach to food, which creates an illusion of people's love for food. For example: We have some traditional foods for Iftar during Ramadan like Halim, Payaju, Beguni, Jilapi,firni etc. All these foods are easily available. I can buy any of these food in my area just a short walk from home. So local gastronomy in our city is well presented according to people's needs.

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