"SLC30-W5" // "La Ruta Gastronómica De Comida Callejera" Puesto de pan.

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I am participating in this contest,"SLC30-W5" // "La Ruta Gastronómica De Comida Callejera" Puesto de pan. Thanks to @dasudi for organizing such a wonderful contest.I am very happy and exited participate in this contest.

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Taj Bakery

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✓ Name, location, and operating hours of the soup and broth stall.

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I chose a bread shop and bakery factory called Taj Bakery to participate in this contest. It is located in the center of Parbatipur town, in the New Market area, and it’s very easy to reach just about a five-minute walk from Parbatipur Railway Station. This is a large bakery where bread is both produced and sold, and they offer both retail and wholesale options. Along with bread, they also make a variety of other bakery items and supply them to the local market. The bakery opens early in the morning at 6 AM and stays open until 10 PM. Workers remain busy throughout the day, carefully preparing fresh, tasty bread and other products. The owner of the bakery is Hafizul Islam Pramanik, and he runs it together with his brothers. Taj Bakery is quite popular in Parbatipur, and its products are well-known for their quality. Because it is located in a central and roadside area, people from different places can easily come and buy their favorite bakery items.

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Entry Zone

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✓ Details of the products, quality, and price.

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Taj Bakery produces a wide variety of bakery items, and the quantity they make is so large that their products are available in almost every area of Parbatipur town. Because of their good quality, these products are also supplied to shops in distant areas. Here, they make items like bread, chanachur, biscuits, cakes, singara, toast, semai, chips, and many more. I noticed that all these products are prepared very carefully, and they always keep a close eye on maintaining good quality. They give special importance to hygiene and quality so that the food is not only tasty but also safe to eat, without causing any health problems. Another great thing is that the prices are quite low compared to the quality, so people can easily afford these bakery items. Because of the affordable price, many people come from far away to buy their products. In fact, if you visit any shop in Parbatipur Upazila, you will almost certainly find Taj Bakery products there. People happily buy these items for snacks at home, and they are also a great choice for serving guests, which often leaves a good impression.

Flour
Biscuit
Toast
Patties

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Prices with steem

Product	Price (BDT)	Price (STEEM)
Slice Bread	45	6.25
Small Bread	10	1.39
Special Bread	65	9.03
Slice Cake	40	5.56
Biscuit (per kg)	230	31.94
Chanachur (per kg)	180	25.00
Semai (packet)	120	16.67
Singara (per piece)	10	1.39
Cream Roll	5	0.69
Chips (packet)	10	1.39
Batik Cake	5	0.69
Regular Toast (kg)	70	9.72
Butter Toast (kg)	120	16.67

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1 steem=7.20Tk

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✓ Payment methods.

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In Bangladesh, apart from big branded shops, digital payment systems are still not very popular in upazila-level markets. In most local shops, people usually prefer to buy things using cash. One reason is that a large part of the population is involved in agriculture, and many people are not yet fully comfortable with digital payment methods. Also, the number of people who are well-educated in using these systems is still limited, so cash remains the easiest and most trusted option. Whenever I visit local markets, I notice that both shopkeepers and customers feel more comfortable using cash for transactions. That’s why we also mostly use cash when shopping. However, if someone wants to pay through mobile banking in these shops, they can usually do that as well, since many people now have mobile banking accounts on their phones. Overall, even though digital payment options are slowly growing, cash transactions are still widely used and very common in our country.

^{A large oven, biscuits are being made}

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✓ Other points that you consider relevant to mention.

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This bakery is quite large, and many workers are employed here. I found the working environment to be very suitable, with different kinds of machines that help in producing a variety of food items. A lot of the work is done without direct hand contact, which I think is a great improvement. For example, making bread requires a large amount of flour and eggs every day, and preparing this mixture manually would be very difficult and time-consuming. But here, the process is done using machines, which has completely changed the way the work is done. Tasks that used to take hours can now be completed in just a few minutes. The machines mix the flour and eggs quickly and efficiently, making it much easier to prepare bread and other bakery items. I really liked this modern system because in the past, everything had to be done by hand, which took a lot of time and effort. Now, with the help of machines, the mixing process is faster, reduces time waste, and allows for higher production. There are several machines in the bakery that help produce items in less time, which means they can make more products and earn more profit. At the same time, they are able to meet market demand and supply products on time without any problem. This modern approach and efficiency is something I truly appreciated about this bakery.

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Workers are working in a clean and hygienic bakery

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✓ Details about its structure, environment, service, and others.

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This bread bakery and shop is quite large and surrounded by a strong boundary, giving it the appearance of a big warehouse-style factory. Many workers are employed here, and there are several machines used to produce different types of food items. I found the environment to be very clean, beautiful , and well-organized. The structure of the building is also very nice, as it is made of bricks and fully constructed with concrete, making it strong and durable. Every day, a large amount of bakery products such as bread, biscuits, chanachur, cakes, and other items are produced here and supplied to nearby markets. The environment inside the bakery is very neat and pleasant. I also really liked the behavior of the sellers, as they treat customers in a very friendly and respectful way. When people visit the bakery, they are often offered fresh and warm food to taste, and no one is turned away. Everyone is treated kindly. If someone wants to buy products in large quantities, the shop staff communicate very nicely and behave well, making customers feel happy and encouraging them to come back again in the future.

A worker is operating a machine
The bread has been arranged to cool down

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✓ When you pass by a bakery and smell that freshly baked bread, can you keep walking, or does the aroma make you stop and buy some?

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That’s a really nice question. Whenever I go to the market and pass by this bakery, I can clearly smell the fresh aroma of bread being made, and honestly, it feels amazing. The smell is so pleasant that it immediately makes me want to go inside and try the freshly baked items. Fresh bakery food always tastes better, and we don’t get to enjoy it like that all the time. Many times, while walking past this place, the smell has tempted me so much that I couldn’t resist and went straight into the bakery to eat different kinds of food. I especially love eating hot bread because when it is fresh and warm, it is very soft and incredibly delicious. It feels so soft that it almost melts in the mouth. Even today, when I visited the bakery to participate in this contest, I tried some fresh items, and the smell inside the bakery was truly delightful. It’s the kind of aroma that makes anyone wish they could taste the freshly made food right away. First, I went to the section where the bread is prepared and noticed how soft it was. After baking, the bread is sliced using a machine, so I took some time to observe how it works. The machine cuts the bread neatly, and then the pieces are packed properly before being supplied to the shops.

Freshly made bread

Many breads have been arranged and stacked neatly

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✓ What is your must-have companion to enjoy good bread: freshly brewed coffee, tea, hot chocolate, or do you prefer to enjoy it on its own?

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You asked me what I like to eat with bread. Before answering, I want to say that bread is a food that tastes good with almost anything. Many people enjoy bread with tea, and it is a very common choice. Bread also tastes nice with butter or milk. Some people like to eat bread with fruit jelly, and especially children enjoy bread with jelly very much. However, most people usually prefer having bread with tea.

Me & My younger bro in the bakery

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But my favorite way to eat bread is with egg, fried in oil. Sometimes I buy bread and bring it home, then I break an egg into a bowl, mix the bread with the egg, and fry it in oil. I really enjoy this as a snack, and it is often made at our home. It tastes so delicious that it is hard to explain in words. If anyone wants to try, they should definitely fry bread with egg in oil and taste it. I prefer eating this as an evening snack. It is very easy to make just heat some oil, mix the bread with egg, and fry it. It is both tasty and quite healthy, and that is why I like to eat bread in this way with egg.

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✓ What is the first thing you notice when you enter a bakery: the variety, the cleanliness of the place, or the golden color of the bread?

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Before buying any bakery products, I always check how clean and hygienic the bakery is. I believe that if the environment where food is made is dirty, then the quality of the food cannot be good, and harmful germs can spread into the food, which may cause different health problems. That is why I always pay attention to cleanliness first. If the bakery is clean, then the quality of the food is usually good as well. Every time I have visited Taj Bakery, I have been impressed by their cleanliness. Most of their work is done using machines, which helps keep the food preparation process much cleaner and more hygienic. In the past, food items were often made by hand, which could lead to more contamination, but now machines are used for almost everything.

Bread slicing machine
Biscuit making machine
Food storage rack

This modern method ensures better quality food and prevents dirt or germs from entering the products. In my opinion, among all the bakeries around our city, this is one of the cleanest and most well-maintained bakeries. The raw materials they use are also of very good quality, which is why their products have high demand in the market. In conclusion, I always prioritize cleanliness when choosing a bakery, because to ensure good food quality, it must be prepared in a clean and hygienic way so that it is safe and healthy for us to eat.

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