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| Birmingham Balti curry seeks EU protected status | Birmingham Balti curry seeks EU protected status |
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| Curry houses in Birmingham are applying for the city's famous Balti dish to be given protected EU status. | Curry houses in Birmingham are applying for the city's famous Balti dish to be given protected EU status. |
| If the application is successful, the name "Birmingham Balti" would be given EU protected name status. | If the application is successful, the name "Birmingham Balti" would be given EU protected name status. |
| Adas, the agency which helps in the application process, said it would be a big advantage for the city's so-called "Balti Triangle" district and "pin down" its recipe and cooking method. | Adas, the agency which helps in the application process, said it would be a big advantage for the city's so-called "Balti Triangle" district and "pin down" its recipe and cooking method. |
| The application by Birmingham Balti Association is being consulted on. | The application by Birmingham Balti Association is being consulted on. |
| Under the 12-week UK consultation, which ends in September, interested parties will be able to comment or object to the application. | Under the 12-week UK consultation, which ends in September, interested parties will be able to comment or object to the application. |
| Spices and oil | Spices and oil |
| The association wants to make Birmingham Balti a Traditional Speciality Guaranteed product (TSG), which means only curries conforming to a precise specification can use the name. | The association wants to make Birmingham Balti a Traditional Speciality Guaranteed product (TSG), which means only curries conforming to a precise specification can use the name. |
| It includes the meal being served in the Balti dish in which it is cooked and fresh spices and vegetable oil being used. | It includes the meal being served in the Balti dish in which it is cooked and fresh spices and vegetable oil being used. |
| Irene Bocchetta, EU protected food names manager at Adas, said it was unusual to have a place name included in a TSG application. | Irene Bocchetta, EU protected food names manager at Adas, said it was unusual to have a place name included in a TSG application. |
| "But people know the Balti is from Birmingham," she said. | "But people know the Balti is from Birmingham," she said. |
| "It is a reputation that has been built up over years." | "It is a reputation that has been built up over years." |
| If there are no objections to the Birmingham Balti plan, it will go before Defra which will decide whether to forward it to the European Commission. | If there are no objections to the Birmingham Balti plan, it will go before Defra which will decide whether to forward it to the European Commission. |
| Forty-eight UK products have been given various protected statuses under the EU food scheme, including Stilton Blue and Bonchester cheese. | Forty-eight UK products have been given various protected statuses under the EU food scheme, including Stilton Blue and Bonchester cheese. |