Chomchom: Difference between revisions

| name = Chomchom

| image = BD Porabarir Chamcham.JPG

| caption = Chomchom of [[Porabari]]

| alternate_name = Chamcham

| region = [[Bengal region]]

| national_cuisine = [[Bangladeshi cuisine|Bangladesh]], [[Indian cuisine|India]]

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| course = Dessert

| served =
| main_ingredient = Milk, flour, [[cream]], sugar

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'''Cham cham''', '''Chomchom''' or '''chum chum''' ({{lang-bn|চমচম}}) is a traditional [[Bengali sweets|Bengali sweet]], popular throughout the [[Cuisine of the Indian subcontinent|Indian subcontinent]]. The sweet comes in a variety of colorscolours, mainly light pink, light yellow, and white. It is made from [[chickpeas]]<ref>{{cite web| url = https://ebangladesh.com/products/b4afaae0-7eb0-11ec-a527-99a363db83a4| title = Govindasi famous delicious Chomchom| last = | first = | date = | website = eBangladesh e-commerce Ltd.| publisher = eBangladesh e-commerce Ltd.| access-date = 17 March 2024| quote = }}</ref> and coated with coconut or [[Powdered milk|mawa]] flakes as a [[garnish (food)|garnish]].

Chomchom originated from Tangail District.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Karim |first=Elita |date=2016-06-24 |title=The Concept of Desserts in Bangladesh |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/star-weekend/the-concept-desserts-bangladesh-1244389 |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> Chamcham, an oval-shaped brownish variety of chomchom from [[Porabari Union|Porabari]] in [[Tangail District]] of modern-day Bangladesh, dates back to the mid-19th century.<ref>{{cite book |author=Mahmud Nasir Jahangiri |chapter=Sweetmeats |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Sweetmeats |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |editor=Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]] |year=2012 |edition=Second}}</ref> The unique taste has been attributed to the water in Porabari.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sweet mystique |url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/lifestyle/2004/10/03/page02.htm |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=archive.thedailystar.net}}</ref>

Chomchom is a popular item in [[EidIslamic Al Fitr]], [[Eid Al Adha]], [[Ashurafestivals|Eids]], [[Pohela Boishakh|Pohela Boishak]], the Bengali new year, and [[Durga Puja]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=LifeStyle: Centrefold |url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/lifestyle/2004/04/02/centre.htm |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=archive.thedailystar.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sarkar |first=Puja |date=2022-09-26 |title=Durga Puja shopping essentials |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/life-living/news/durga-puja-shopping-essentials-3128656 |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref>

*[http://indianfood.about.com/od/sweetsanddesserts/r/chamcham.htm Cham cham] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225193826/http://indianfood.about.com/od/sweetsanddesserts/r/chamcham.htm |date=2016-12-25 }}