Likhon store

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En una escala del 1 al 5, ¿cómo calificaría la variedad de especias y condimentos que ofrece esta tienda? Detalle su respuesta.

Badarganj Upazila of Rangpur District Regular visitors to this small suburban market know that there are only a few names that come to mind when looking for places to buy spices for daily cooking. One of them is the writing store. It is not a big chain supershop, nor a fancy spice shop like Dhaka - but a very local, homely kind of shop, where people from villages and towns do their daily market. When I first heard about this shop, I thought how much variety of spices can there be in a place like Badarganj? But to be honest, I was a little surprised when I went to the writing store.

In front
In front

Here are just the spices that meet the daily needs of our Bengali kitchen. Turmeric powder, cumin, coriander, red chili powder, garam masala mix cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, bay leaves are all there. Small items like dry chillies, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, black cumin seeds, mustard seeds, panch fodan are also available in good quality. Apart from this, they also carry packet chicken masala, biryani masala, meat masala, sambar masala. The shopkeeper said, because it is brought directly from the local market, the price is relatively low, and it is fresh.

In front

But if you expect a lot of variety, you will pay a little less. Foreign spices like paprika, oregano, thyme, rosemary, or various premium brands of organic spices these are not available here. If you want nutmeg-jaitri or some special regional spices, then you have to go to the big market or supershop in Rangpur city. Likhon Stores are primarily geared towards home cooking regularly stocking 15 to 25 types of masalas and condiments, which is good enough for a small place like Badarganj.

Mushur dal

Cuál es la especia o el condimento que nunca falta en su despensa?

The most used item in my kitchen that I never run out of is black pepper. It's not just a spice, it's like the invisible hand of the cook without which the food just doesn't come together. It is so integrated into the daily routine that when stocks run out, fresh ones have to be fetched quickly from the market. Why so essential? Let's go a little deeper. First, the taste. Black pepper has that pungent, slightly nutty and deep earthy flavor that comes out when freshly ground that no other spice can deliver. Fried eggs, fried vegetables, chicken broth, fish curry, pulses, soups, and even tea and coffee add a little flavor to it. It does not impose its flavor like other spices; Rather, everything makes its own flavor shine brighter. When "salt pepper" is combined with salt, it forms the basic flavor of almost all cuisines. Secondly, its versatile use.

Rice
Coriander
cloves

Not just salty foods some go sweet, too. For example, adding a little pepper to some European desserts or chocolate-based recipes adds a strange depth. In Bengali cooking, it's almost everywhere from aloo bharta to biryani, korma, everything. And in winter, its demand increases even more, because pepper keeps the body warm, helps to eliminate colds and coughs. Thirdly, the health aspect. Black pepper is not just for flavor, it contains a compound called piperine that improves digestion. By increasing the secretion of hydrochloric acid in the stomach, it helps in better digestion of food, reduces constipation, indigestion, flatulence. Rich in antioxidants, it fights free radicals in the body and boosts immunity.

Tin
turmeric

Cuál consideras que es la especia o el condimento que define la gastronomía de tu país o ciudad?

If Bangladeshi cookin especially home cooking in northern regions like Rangpur or Badarganj had to be characterized by one spice, it would be Panch Phodan. It is not just a spice blend, but the soul of our kitchen, the invisible signature of Bengali cuisine. Panch Phodan means a combination of five whole seeds: fenugreek, fenugreek, black cumin, cumin and mustard (replaced with coriander or coriander in some places). These are mixed in equal proportions, and hot oil or ghee is added at the beginning or end of cooking. The moment the seeds crackle and the earthy, deep, mildly bitter-sweet-smelly aroma spreads, one can understand this is Bangladeshi food.

turmeric
pepper

Why is this the symbol of our cuisine? Because many other spices give yellow color, cayenne gives spiciness, cumin-coriander powder makes curry not five boils. It is subtle, balanced, and evokes the flavors of the main ingredients of the dish without overpowering them. Our cooking is basically simple rice, fish, pulses, vegetables. Garam masala or heavy curry spices are less used here. Instead, many vegetarian curries start with panch phodan: potato-potal chachchari, pumpkin curry, five spiced vegetable, gourd-shrimp, eggplant bharta, radish curry, various vegetable ghontos. Boiling the dal turns the ordinary mung dal or lentil into something extraordinary.

Materials
cinnamon

Its use is essential even in the preparation of pickles. In the northern part of Bangladesh, where cooking of fish, rice and vegetables is part of daily life, when the aroma of Panch Phodan wafts out of the kitchen, the people of the house know that food is ready. It is not as aggressive as garam masala or curry powder from other regions of India; Rather delicate, natural, and in harmony with our riverine land. Hilsa fish may not be steamed or fried, but it is the king in the world of vegetable-dal-pickles.

Products name	price BDT	price steem
Turmeric Powder	200	25
Cumin Seeds / Powder	500	70
Coriander Powder	200	25
Red Chili Powder	300	40
Garam Masala Mix	500	70
Cardamom	1000	130
Cinnamon	500	70

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Open	10.00 AM
Off	11.00 PM
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Staff behavior	good
Payment methods	online/ offline
Products quality	good