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Latest In The ‘Rasgulla Wars’: After Banglar Rasogolla In 2017, Now Odisha Rasagola Gets GI Tag
A pot of Rasogulla (Nupur Das Gupta/Flickr)
In the latest development in the long simmering ‘Rasgulla Wars’ between Odisha and West Bengal, Odisha has now obtained a Geographical Identification (GI) Tag for ‘Odisha Rasagola’, The New Indian Express has reported.
However, Odisha now has a reason to cheer as the dish, having huge cultural and religious significance in the state, having acquired the GI Tag too. MP and Union minister from the state celebrated the achievement in a tweet.
The proprietary rights for the sweet has been granted to the Odisha Small Industries Corporation Limited (OSIC) and Utkal Mistanna Byabasayee Samiti, Odisha by the GI Registry in Chennai. The bodies had submitted the documents detailing the sweets unique features, method of preparation, nutrient contents among others.
Ramakrushna Dasmohapatra, Chairman of the OSIC expressed his delight at the achievement. "This is a much need recognition for the syrupy delicacy that has been closely associated with the rituals of Lord Jagannath for centuries. We had placed our case strongly before the GI Registry that Rasagola was invented in Odisha and is being offered to the Lord at Srimandir in Puri for centuries," he said.
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