‘Moa’, ‘Sarpuria’, ‘Sitabhog’ and ‘Mihidana’ are Bengali sweets

Q.  ‘Moa’, ‘Sarpuria’, ‘Sitabhog’ and ‘Mihidana’ are what?
- Published on 23 Feb 16

a. Mango types
b. Wheat varieties
c. Delicacies
d. Rice varieties

ANSWER: Delicacies
 
  • The West Bengal government is planning to get Geographical Identification (GI) tag for four traditional sweetmeat delicacies of the State to help protect them from imitations.
  • The four sweetmeats are ‘Moa’ of Jainagar, ‘Sarpuria’ of Krishnagar, and ‘Sitabhog’ and ‘Mihidana’ of Burdwan.
  • A GI tag is given to products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin. While ‘Jainagar-er moa’ is made of puffed rice and date palm jaggery at Jainagar in South 24 Parganas district, Krishnagar of Nadia district is famous for ‘Sarpuria’ which is made of milk cream. ‘Sitabhog’ and ‘Mihidana’ are rice-based sweets from Burdwan.
  • The GI tag is necessary for these items to protect them from cheap imitations. It will also help preserve quality.
  • The Centre also has plans to export sweets from the State and the GI tags would be of immense help in that endeavor.

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