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Biran bhaat & Forashor Dail, a traditional Sylheti breakfast
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Alternative names | Forash bisi |
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Course | main dish |
Place of origin | ![]() |
Region or state | Sylhet |
Main ingredients | onion, oil and turmeric. |
Forash (Bengali: ফরাস) is a leguminous winter crop often featured in Bengali cuisine[1] It is a kind of French bean, hence the name “Forash” which means FrenchinBengali. As a vegetable, it is similar to beans. Raw Forash is cooked as a vegetable, though the main part is its seeds. Forash is usually cooked with fish and meat. It is served with cooked rice and roti.[2] For the Sylhetis who live abroad, especially in the United Kingdom, the United States and the Middle East, Forash is dried in the sun and sent in packets to them.[3]
The climate of the Greater Sylhet region is dry in winter and the soil is moist, so Forash has been cultivated in Sylhet since ancient times.[3] It first came to Sylhet from France. This is why it is called Forash in Sylheti language. This vegetable is grown well in the alluvium soil of Sylhet.[4] This winter vegetable has also been growing in Chittagong and Comilla in recent years.[3] Because of its popularity among the worldwide Sylhetis,[5] it is exported to several countries including England, America and Canada.[6]
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