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Fermented milk from Bangladesh

Bogurar doi (curd of Bogra)বগুড়ার দই

thick, sweet, tan curd set in clay; sour (tok) versions are used for cooking and ghol. Made in 3 steps over 4 h – 6 h. The longest step, long heat to concentrate milk, takes 4–6 h (FAO 1990) and runs at 100 °C (FAO 1990). not characterised for Bogra doi; Bangladeshi sweet doi in general is dominated by Streptococcus and favoured by sugar do most of the fermenting.

Key numbers
Main step4–6 hReported[fao-tmp][thedailystar][tbsnews][pmc8608820][banglajol][wp]Long heat to concentrate milk
Temperature100 °CReported[fao-tmp][thedailystar][tbsnews][pmc8608820][banglajol][wp]Long heat to concentrate milk
AciditypH 5.8–6.3Measured[fao-tmp][thedailystar][tbsnews][pmc8608820][banglajol][wp]Backslop and set in unglazed clay pots (sora / hari)
DocumentedFermented milk4 h – 6 hMore fermented milkMore from Bangladesh

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
full-cream cow milk (FAO also lists buffalo milk)
cane sugar
a pinch of baking soda (reported)
Starter: backslop: a small amount of the previous batch ('base curd')

Total time across the recorded steps: 4 h – 6 h

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100 °CpH 6.6

What changes: Milk is kept near the boil for 4–6 hours and thickens

Step 1 of 3
Long heat to concentrate milk
Time
4–6 h
Reported
Temperature
100 °C
Reported
Salt
None given
Acidity
pH 6.6
Typical
Which microbes the steps name, step by step
Lactic acid bacteria

Output: concentrated milk.

Flavour
cooked, caramelised milk notes; reduced to almost half (Daily Star)
Texture
thickened; protein concentrated "before coagulation" (FAO)
Colour
Not documented

Microbes at work in this step

none (heat kills raw-milk flora)

Method

Measured measured in a studySet fixed by a specification or tested recipeReported one source reports itTypical a general value, not sourced for this fermentUnconfirmed not yet checked against a source

Variants

  • Tok doi (sour)No sugar; used for mezban cooking and ghol buttermilk (bn.wikipedia).
  • Chinipata (sweet) doiSugar added before setting; the sweet form evolved from sour doi over generations (bn.wikipedia).

Safety

Long boil makes the milk safe; risk comes from backslop and open handling. Dhaka market doi in general carries high coliform and Staphylococcus counts (Hossain et al. 2017).

History and sources

Every number is labelled with how it is known. How this atlas is made

Said to start about 250 years ago with Ghetu Ghosh of Sherpur (bn/en Wikipedia, news sources). Sent abroad as a gift by Pakistan's President Ayub Khan in the 1960s (bn.wikipedia). Bangladesh GI registration June 2023 (TBS; Financial Express).

  1. [fao-tmp] FAO 1990, The technology of traditional milk products in developing countries, Animal Production and Health Paper 85, section II 2.4 'Bogurar dohi / natural yoghurt / susu madu klenceng'gov
  2. [wp] Wikipedia, Bogurar doi, ; bn.wikipedia বগুড়ার দইwiki
  3. [thedailystar] The Daily Star, Cultural heritage in a bowl: the taste of Bogura'r doiweb
  4. [tbsnews] The Business Standard, Bogura yogurt, Chapainawabganj's Langra, Ashwina get GI tag (2023)web
  5. [pmc8608820] Insights into the nutritional properties and microbiome diversity in sweet and sour yogurt manufactured in Bangladesh, Sci Rep 11 (2021), doi:10.1038/s41598-021-01852-9, PMC8608820paper
  6. [banglajol] Hossain M.N. et al., Microbiological quality assessment and acceptance of dairy products in Dhaka city, Asian Australas. J. Food Saf. Secur. 1(1):58-64 (2017)paper