Jaynagarer Moa: The Joynagar Moa or Joynagarer Moya (জয়নগরের মোয়া) is seasonal sweet from Bengal. Photographed in Kolkata
Jaynagarer Moa: The Joynagar Moa or Joynagarer Moya (জয়নগরের মোয়া) is seasonal sweet from Bengal. Photographed in KolkataBiswarup Ganguly (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Gangulybiswarup) — Own work via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AJoynagar_Moa_-_Howrah_2016-01-26_9258.JPG)CC BY 3.0
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Jaynagarer Moa

A seasonal Bengali sweetmeat of date palm jaggery and Kanakchur khoi from Jaynagar Majilpur in West Bengal, now produced in Kolkata and elsewhere. It received geographical indication protection in 2015.

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This variety of Moa originated in Jaynagar Majilpur of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is now a popular sweet, being produced in Kolkata and elsewhere, sometimes with cheaper ingredients and chemical flavours. Jaynagarer Moa was given a Geographical Indication tag in 2015 which will enable the product to be protected from unauthorised use and piracy.

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