Chomchom
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"Cham cham" redirects here. For other uses, see Cham Cham (disambiguation).
For other uses, see Chum Chum.
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| Course | Dessert |
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| Place of origin | Porabari, Tangail, Bangladesh |
| Region or state | South Asia |
| Main ingredients | Milk, flour, cream, sugar |
 Cookbook: Chomchom  Media: Chomchom |
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Chomchom, cham cham, or chum chum (Bengali: চমচম) is a traditional Bengali sweet originated from Porabari, Tangail, Bangladesh. It is a very popular dessert in Bangladesh and India. The cuisine comes in a variety of colors, mainly light pink, light yellow, and white. It is coated with coconut flakes as a garnish. The sweet is oval and brownish.
Porabari in Tangail District, Bangladesh, has been famous for chomchom for 150 years. For last couple of years most chomchom stores were shifted to Panch Ani Bazar, centre of Tangail city.
Ingredients[edit]
The main ingredients are flour, cream, sugar, saffron, lemon juice, and coconut flakes.[citation needed]
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