Odisha's Rasagola

The culinary delight has seen a long-drawn-out battle with West Bengal

The state had been claiming the sugary delicacy originated years ago, and it was first served at the 12th-century shrine of Lord Jagannath's temple in Puri

Both states staked their claim on the syrupy dessert. In 2017, West Bengal secured the GI tag for its 'Banglar Rasogolla'

The state moved the GI Registry for its own version of rasagola almost three months after West Bengal was awarded the GI tag for 'Banglar Rasogolla'

Acting belatedly on its claim of being the origin of Rasagola, a round shaped sweet made from cottage cheese, Odisha government today decided to file an application for registration of its own brand of Rasagola with the GI (geographical indication) registry. This follows grant of GI tag to the West Bengal produced Rasgulla by the authorities on Tuesday.Both the neighbouring states have been locked in a bitter fight over their claims of being the originator of the syrupy sweet though the shape, size, texture and making process as well as the name of the product- Rasagola in Odisha and Rasogolla in Bengal differ.The decision to file an GI application for Odisha product was taken at a meeting held under the chairmanship of Development Commissioner R Balakrishnan."Banglar Rasogolla has been registered with GI on an application filed by Government of West Bengal. This only provides GI Tag to the Banglar Rasogolla specific to the West Bengal", clarified an official statement.GI tag is an ...