fish curry, and various freshwater fish indigenous to this region. It is thought by the locals that excessive spicy hotness of Hidol Chutney is a remedy for colds and headaches. Bangladesh-British restaurants In the early 20th century sailors from Sylhet, known as Lascars, settled in England and from there spread to the rest of the country. The bought fish and chip restaurants and developed them into full service Indian restaurants. The cuisine was based on already established Anglo-Indian restaurants and Mughal Cuisine. The restaurants were initially identified as either Indian or Pakistani restaurants. There are 8000 "Indian restaurants" in Britain owned by Bangladeshis. n the United Kingdom, more than 8 out of 10 Indian restaurants are owned by Bangladeshis, 95% of which come from Sylhet. Sylhet is not known for its cuisine, though 80% to 90% British curry-house trace their roots directly to Sylhet. Chefs from Sylhet region developed the British curry to a greater extent since the 1960s. Chicken tikka masala, invented by the Sylhetis is regarded as Britain's National dish since 2001, by Britain's foreign secretary Robin Cook. The birthday celebration of the British Prime Minister Tony Blair's daughter at a Bangladeshi restaurant proves the popularity of Sylheti cuisine. Historian Lizzie Collingham, in her 2005 book Curry: A Biography, coined that the Sylheti curry cooks converted “unadventurous British palates” to a new flavour spectrum. Sweets Amriti Amriti is a type of sweet made using deep fried flower soaked in sugary syrup. It is popular Dhaka and Tangail District. Chomchom Chomchom, , or () is a traditional Bengali sweet originated from Porabari, Tangail, Bangladesh. It is a very popular dessert in Bangladesh and India. The sweet is oval and brownish. Nirmol’s chomchom, sold at Nirmol Mistanno Bhandar established in 1953, is popular in Rajbari District. Boondi Boondi is popular during Ramadan. Balish Mishti Balish Mishti (lit. pillow sweet), called because of its pillow-like shape and huge size, has a history of almost hundred years in Natore District. Jilapi Jilapi is pretzel typed fried item dipped in sugar syrup. Shahi jilapi is originally from Chowkbazar of Old Dhaka. Kachagolla Kachagolla is a type of sweet from Natore District in the Rajshahi Division. According to legend this item was made by Modhusudan Das for Rani Bhabani. Though it is called (means small ball in native Bengali languages) but it has no common shape like other sweetmeat items. It is made of