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Luscious rosogolla, or sweet cheese balls dripping with sugar
syrup, have long been a favorite dessert across the Indian
subcontinent and among the diaspora.
But two eastern states, West Bengal and Odisha, have been
arguing over the origins of rosogolla, which means a ball of
sweet. They consulted historians and produced old documents to
support their claims.
On Tuesday, the federal commerce and industry ministry ruled
that the sweet originated from West Bengal, giving it the
coveted "geographical indications" tag.
The World Trade Organisation says "geographical indications"
defines a good as originating in a particular territory of a
member, or a region or locality in that territory, where a given
quality, reputation or other characteristic of the good is
available.
West Bengal's chief minister Mamata Banerjee welcomed the
decision saying in a Twitter post it was "sweet news for us
all".
(Reporting by Subrata Nagchoudhary; Editing by Sanjeev Miglani)
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