Chittagong’s Kalavuna, Barisal’s prawn hurray next to the Sylhet Akhni
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Some have cooked Chittagong beef kalavuna, some others biryani. Some chose Barisal’s prawn hurrah, while others chose Sylhet’s Akhni Polao. Each post had its own regional history, culture and touch of home flavor. Somewhere the spicy scent of the spices, somewhere else the subtle differences in taste impressed the judges. The judges had to face the sweet problem of which one to leave and which one to put forward. Finally, 10 cooks were selected for the final round based on quality and cooking.
The traditional cooking competition Confidence Salt-Prothom Alo ‘Pakka Randhuni 2026’ has started in Chittagong for the fourth time. The second phase of the competition was held at Bangladesh Shishu Academy Chittagong on Sunday. 40 contestants presented their recipes in front of the judges. From there 10 people are selected for the final phase.
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The deadline for registration to participate in ‘Pakka Randhooni 2026’ is May 10. 574 cooks submitted more than 600 recipes to participate in the competition. After several stages of preliminary selection, the judges selected 40 people for the second round on May 12. In this episode, the selected contestants appear with their home-made recipes.
Today, the judge in the qualifiers was Peninsula Executive Su Chef Md. Jamal Hossain, chef Zebunnesa Begum and Zobaida Ashraf. Prothom Alo Chittagong Assistant General Manager Manzoor Morshed moderated and Sardar Naushad Imtiaz, Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Confidence Salt Limited was present in it.
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The 10 people selected for the final phase are Kohinoor Yasmin, Noor Hossain, Momtaz Begum, Zulkar Nain. Fahim, Nargis Shamima, Shahreen Sultana, Farhana Chowdhury, Mohammad Baizid, Mahamuda Akhtar and Shahira Hossain. All the finalists have to cook in front of the judges.
The best cook award will be presented in a grand ceremony on May 21. This year’s theme is ‘country cuisine’. From 2023, this competition is being held in Chittagong for chefs from all over the country including Chittagong. In the beginning, only the residents of Chittagong were organized, but since then competitors from all over the country are taking part in it.
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