# Mezban

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{{short description|Social festival of Chittagong, Bangladesh}}
thumb|Mezbani food being served to the guests.
'''Mezban''' ({{langx|bn|মেজবান}}), locally known as '''Mejjan''' ({{langx|ctg|মেজ্জান}}) is a popular festival held in [Chittagong](/source/Chittagong_District), Bangladesh.<ref name="Banglapedia">{{cite Banglapedia|article=Mezban|author=Ahmad Mamtaz}}</ref> Historically Mezban is a traditional regional [Bengali feast](/source/Bengali_cuisine) and nowadays refers to both the regional tradition and the feast that results in common usage. The famous Mezbani meal consisting of steamed [white rice](/source/white_rice) and hot [beef](/source/beef), usually along with other dishes like 'chonar daal' or curry of [mung bean](/source/mung_bean) and beef fat chunks, 'nolar kanzi' or beef bone marrow soup, and the [kala bhuna](/source/kala_bhuna) or dried beef with onions.<ref name="Majestic"/>

==Etymology and history==
Another name for the festival is Mejjan.<ref name="Majestic"/> The word "Mezban" is ultimately of [Persian](/source/Persian_language) origin and means ''host''.<ref name="Banglapedia"/>

==Cooking techniques==
thumb|Mezban cooking in Chittagong

Traditionally Mezban is a beef-dominated meal.<ref name="Majestic">{{cite news |author1=Fayeka Zabeen Siddiqua |title=Majestic Mezban |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/majestic-mezban |url-status=live |access-date=23 July 2019 |work=The Daily Star |date=10 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804202515/https://www.thedailystar.net/news/majestic-mezban |archive-date=4 August 2018}}</ref> Proper Mezban meat demands a certain skill.<ref name="Majestic"/> It uses every kind of meat from a cow, like bones, fats, liver etc.{{cn|date=March 2026}}

==Celebrations==
Since the late 1960s, Mezbani has been celebrated.<ref name="Banglapedia"/>

==References==
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{{Bangladeshi dishes}}

Category:Culture in Chittagong
Category:Chittagonian cuisine

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