Why is biryani pot wrapped in red cloth?

The Dhaka Times Desk We see some things that stay the same. For example, whenever we go to a hotel, we see biryani pots wrapped in red cloth. But why is wrapped in red cloth? Have you ever thought about it?

It is hard to find a person who does not like biryani. It is easily available at hand and does not take much time to eat. Apart from that, Biryani is a favorite dish for those who love to eat yummy food.

He cooked biryani in hotels in different parts of the country including the capital and sold it. But you will notice that all biryani pots are wrapped with red cloth. But why this is done may never have occurred to us.

There are biryani shops all over the streets, in Ooligli. As soon as you come within a hundred meters of the shop, you will smell the smell of biryani and see the huge pots of biryani wrapped in red cloth.

Be it mutton, chicken, egg, potato or veg biryani, the dish is seen wrapped in a red cloth in almost all shops.

But do you know what this matter is? Why biryani pot is wrapped with red cloth? Find out today.

From the interpretation of history, it is known that Emperor Humayun's food serving had 'courtly customs'. And according to that custom, red cloth and other metal or earthen vessels were covered with white cloth for the silver dishes and then brought.

Later this same custom was followed in the Mughal court as well. According to historical sources, this style of serving food and use of colors was also followed by the Nawabs of Lucknow. And since then the custom of covering the biryani pot with red cloth started and it still exists.

But there is some difference of opinion regarding this too. Many people think that the biryani pot is wrapped in red cloth not according to history or tradition, but to attract the attention of the customer for the sake of business. Due to which it is able to attract the attention of the customer from a distance, the biryani pot is wrapped in red cloth.