Joynagar Moa, a popular Bengal sweet, has had its Geographical Indication (GI) status extended for another ten years.
Joynagar Moa
- The moa is a popped-rice ball that is held together with fresh date-palm jaggery, which is extracted from the beginning of December to the end of February.
- Its production is so closely associated with Joynagar, a settlement on the outskirts of Kolkata, that it was granted the Geographical Indication of Joynagar Moa in 2015.
How is it created?
- A moa is made from khoi (puffed rice). The best are made with khoi from the rice variety kanakchur.
- It contains cardamom and the legendary nolen gur from Bengal (a liquid jaggery made from date palms and found only in winter).
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/for-the-first-time-in-its-history-joynagar-moa-being-exported/article33625025.ece