Bangladesh

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 * What is the name of your home town?**

I was born in Dhaka, Bangladeshi (Carly Ichniowski, 5/22/10, Aniqa Hassan- friend)


 * How does your heritage affect the food that you consume in your home?**

A lot of the food we consume is Bangladeshi, and oftentimes when we cook more Western foods, the __flavors and spices__ are heavily influenced by our traditional spices. Bangladeshi food is similar to Indian and Pakistani cuisine, particularly the food from the West Bengal region of India. We eat a lot of fish as Bangladesh is near water and fish is quite popular. (Carly Ichniowski, 5/22/10, Aniqa Hassan- friend)


 * What marketing practices does your family use in order to obtain the supplies needed to prepare food from your native country ?**

There are many groceries that provide the ingredients we need for preparing a Bengali meal, like Taj Mahal located in upper Darby. We also like to use open markets with street vendors, as they have really fresh produce. In the US, the bulk of the ingredients and spices we like can be found in International markets that import spices, rices, certain types of fish, and vegetables from South Asia. (Carly Ichniowski, 5/22/10, Aniqa Hassan- friend)


 * Give an example of a holiday tradition in your home that incorporates food into the celebration.**

We usually celebrate a religious holiday known as Eid. During this time we make many different foods scuh as shammi kabob, naan, shabzi, korma, qurbani guru, polao and have guests stop by all day. One of the most well known dishes would probably have to be Biryani which is a mixture of buttery garlic and onion rice, with a special chicken in a yogurt spice sauce. Its oftentimes made with lamb and beef as well, with potatoes. (Carly Ichniowski, 5/22/10, Aniqa Hassan- friend)

Podcast - 2010**
 * Provide a family recipe related to your culture. Type the recipe or include a link to your recipe.