{{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, Bangladesh.<ref name="Banglapedia">{{cite Banglapedia|article=Mezban|author=Ahmad Mamtaz}}</ref> Historically Mezban is a traditional regional Bengali feast 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 and hot beef, usually along with other dishes like 'chonar daal' or curry of mung bean and beef fat chunks, 'nolar kanzi' or beef bone marrow soup, and the 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 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== {{Reflist}}{{Commons category}}{{Chittagong}} {{Bangladeshi dishes}}
Category:Culture in Chittagong Category:Chittagonian cuisine