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BRACU Cafe: A Foodie's Haven

Tahmina Bintey Ahmed

The famous bhuna khichuri and shingara are specially liked by BRACU students.
Photo: Rezoan Hossain Ratul

The cafeteria is a place to relax after dragging hours of classes. Filled with a lot of drama and action, a cafeteria is a part and parcel of a student's life. The BRAC University Cafeteria or the BRACU Cafeteria bustles with students and activities all day and most of the times, late into the evenings as well. Adjacent to it is the Indoor Games Room, with provisions to play table tennis, carom and chess.

BRACU Café offers munchies starting from fast food to filling meals. For breakfast, the café whips up parata, chana daal, aloo dum, halua, bhaji, vegetables, omelette, and much more. During the breaks between classes, there are always those delicious snacks such as shingara, samosa, dim aloo chop, jali kabab and much more.

The daily fast bites Photo: Rezoan Hossain Ratul	Scrumptious pakoras Photo: Rezoan Hossain Ratul

During lunch hour, a busy time, students eat plain rice, bhuna kichuri, chicken curry, tanduri chicken, plain naan, garlic naan, dal, vegetables, mutton curry, plain pulao, fried rice, beef tehari, fried chicken, noodles, mixed vegetables, chicken bhuna, roast and so much more. Besides, Bracu café arranges set menus at reasonable prices. Wonthon, khejur roll, dal puri, keema puri, vegetable rolls, chicken sandwich, club sandwich, chicken burgers, beef burgers, chicken drumsticks, hotdogs, muglai parata, plain cake, firni, chatpati, fuchka, halim and much more are available for evening snacks. The famous bhuna khichuri and shingara are specially liked by the students due to their unique tastes and easy-to-handle nature. Moreover, one can also enjoy soft drinks and ice-creams at he café. Tea, masala tea and coffee are the all time favorite drinks that you can sip on your way back to class. "I usually prefer coming here (Bracu Café) for lunch because I think it is the most suitable place in the whole area of Mohakhali!" says Saad M Ehsan, a student of BRAC Business School. "The food is hygienic and also priced reasonably."

The snacks that keep a student going Photo: Rezoan Hossain Ratul

Conversations flow freely around plates of steaming khichuri Photo: Rezoan Hossain Ratul

Surrounded by trees, a canteen called Prangon” is also present in this impressive environment providing a variety of snacks to the students at reasonable rates. Here, students can spend their leisure time by playing guitar or playing carom. They also come here to do their assignments or group projects while having tea or coffee. There is also another canteen located at another building of the university. Here, the tiny shingaras are extremely popular with the students. Dim alu chop, rolls of many kinds, jali kabab, tea and coffee are also available here. An ex-student of BRAC University, Arafat Shuvo, exclaimed with excitement when asked about the environment of Prangon, "I have never found such a place anywhere -- a variety of food is available for us at a very reasonable price. I love to have tea or coffee under the shadow of these trees".

“I like to have daal puri with tea during the afternoon. But mostly, I like the 'Mamas' (who serve the food) here. They are very friendly and most importantly trustworthy,” says Mushira Habib, Teaching Assistant and also an ex-student of BRAC University.

Generally during the lunch time, the café remains over crowded with both teachers and students. While some are busy with assignments and projects, other are busy browsing on their laptops, thanks to the wi-fi zone inside the café.

Most of the students opine that the cafeteria is the only place where they can feel free to share their feelings with their friends. The café assists to ramp up unity within them. During the world cup seasons, for both cricket and football, they all come and sit together to watch the game. Despite the crowds and the crammed-up environment inside, the café seems to be celebrating the power of youth at all times.

During lunch hour, a busy time, students eat plain rice, bhuna kichuri, chicken curry, tanduri chicken, plain naan, garlic naan, dal, vegetables, mutton curry, plain pulao, fried rice, beef tehari, fried chicken, noodles, mixed vegetables, chicken bhuna, roast and so much more. Besides, Bracu café arranges set menus at reasonable prices. Wonthon, khejur roll, dal puri, keema puri, vegetable rolls, chicken sandwich, club sandwich, chicken burgers, beef burgers, chicken drumsticks, hotdogs, muglai parata, plain cake, firni, chatpati, fuchka, halim and much more are available for evening snacks. The famous bhuna khichuri and shingara are specially liked by the students due to their unique tastes and easy-to-handle nature. Moreover, one can also enjoy soft drinks and ice-creams at he café. Tea, masala tea and coffee are the all time favorite drinks that you can sip on your way back to class. "I usually prefer coming here (Bracu Café) for lunch because I think it is the most suitable place in the whole area of Mohakhali!" says Saad M Ehsan, a student of BRAC Business School. "The food is hygienic and also priced reasonably."

Surrounded by trees, a canteen called Prangon” is also present in this impressive environment providing a variety of snacks to the students at reasonable rates. Here, students can spend their leisure time by playing guitar or playing carom. They also come here to do their assignments or group projects while having tea or coffee. There is also another canteen located at another building of the university. Here, the tiny shingaras are extremely popular with the students. Dim alu chop, rolls of many kinds, jali kabab, tea and coffee are also available here. An ex-student of BRAC University, Arafat Shuvo, exclaimed with excitement when asked about the environment of Prangon, "I have never found such a place anywhere -- a variety of food is available for us at a very reasonable price. I love to have tea or coffee under the shadow of these trees".

“I like to have daal puri with tea during the afternoon. But mostly, I like the 'Mamas' (who serve the food) here. They are very friendly and most importantly trustworthy,” says Mushira Habib, Teaching Assistant and also an ex-student of BRAC University.

Generally during the lunch time, the café remains crowded with both teachers and students. While some are busy with assignments and projects, other are busy browsing on their laptops, thanks to the wi-fi zone inside the café.

Most of the students opine that the cafeteria is the only place where they can feel free to share their feelings with their friends. The café assists to ramp up unity within them. During the world cup seasons, for both cricket and football, they all come and sit together to watch the game. Despite the crowds and the crammed-up environment inside, the café seems to be celebrating the power of youth at all times.