Kachagolla was discovered 250 years ago and continues to maintain its reputation not only in the country but all over the world.
Biswajit Mondal, Voice 9, Dhaka Bureau:
Natore's traditional dessert, Kachagolla, has been designated Bangladesh's 17th
GI product. On Thursday, the name of Natore's Kachagolla was included in the
geographical indication registration certificate, signed by Khandaker
Mostafizur Rahman, Director General of the Ministry of Industries.
Abu Naser Bhuiyan, Deputy Commissioner of
Natore, verified the matter. People from all walks of life in Natore were
spotted posting their joy on social media.
This traditional Kachagolla has been sold in
different parts of the country in distorted form for a long time. In February,
a well-known food product manufacturer in the country started selling round Kachagolla at its brand shop in Natore, where there was a lot of criticism on
social media.
Since then, the civil society of Natore has
requested that the district administration take action in this regard. After
this, the then Deputy Commissioner of Natore Shamim Ahmed took the initiative
to register the traditional Natore Kachagolla as a Geographical Indication
(GI). On March 30 of this year, the district administration sent an application
to the Department of Patent, Design, and Trade Marks (DPDT) of the Ministry of
Industry seeking recognition of Natore's Kachagolla as a GI product.
Deputy Commissioner Abu Naser Bhuiyan said,
"It is a matter of pride for us. Kachagolla is associated with the passion
and tradition of the people of Natore. So I will always work to preserve and
expand it.
It is said that there is a funny history behind
the creation of Kachagolla. Sweets were on the list of favorite foods of Rani
Bhavani of Natore, known as Ardh Bangeshwari. Madhusudan Pal, a sweet seller in
Lalbazar in the city, used to regularly supply sweets to his royal palace.
One day, all the employees of Madhusudan Pal's
business fell ill. Two beads of chicks were collected to make sweets. Thinking
that the chicks would be destroyed, Madhusudan mixed sugar with the chicks and
heated it in the oven. A new dessert was created at the event, which came
without a craftsman. Being unparalleled in taste, this new sweet was sent to
Rani Bhavani's royal house.
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Rani Bhavani praised the sweet and wanted to
know its name. Madhusudan Pal then named it Kachagolla because it was made from
raw chicks. This is the history of the creation of Kachagolla. This story has
lived in people's mouths for hundreds of years.
But even if the name is golla, it doesn't look
round; it's a kind of sandal in combination with the main ingredients,
chickpeas and sugar. The passion and love of the people of nature are
associated with the Kachagolla. Therefore, Kachagolla was discovered 250 years
ago and continues to maintain its reputation today. Kachagolla is provided at
nature weddings, various religious ceremonies, and guest receptions. Not only
in the country, Natore's Kachagolla is famous all over the world.
