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Moa of Joynagar (West Bengal)
December 28 , 2022
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- The moa is a popped-rice ball held together with fresh date-palm jaggery.
- It was extracted from the beginning of December till the end of February.
- Its manufacture is so synonymous with Joynagar, a settlement on the outskirts of Kolkata.
- It is earned the Geographical Indication tag of Joynagar Moa in 2015.
- Now, the extension of recognition has come through for another 10 years.
- The sweet’s makers and IIT researchers are now developing packaging material to increase shelf life from five days to two and a half months.
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