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The result was delete. The arguments to delete are substantially stronger here. As multiple users observe, we need reliable sources discussing the cuisine of Chittagong as a whole, not just individual dishes from Chittagong; that latter form of content may still be encyclopedic, but only in articles about said dishes. Vanamonde (Talk) 02:42, 11 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Chittagonian cuisine[edit]

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Pretty much textbook WP:OR and/or WP:SYNTH, take your pick. Sources clubbed together to make an impressive looking list of references where none of them actually discuss in any meaningful way the existence of a unique and differentiated cuisine of Chittagong. If you're going to argue the existence of a cuisine to one city in the subcontinent, I'd suggest maybe avoiding the claim of biryani and chickpeas as uniquely famous and traditional... Alexandermcnabb (talk) 07:53, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Food and drink, Popular culture, and Bangladesh. Alexandermcnabb (talk) 07:53, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Commment. The concept doesn't exist in English, but this is very much the case where we need to search for and review sources in other language(s). --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 09:10, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment The term "Chittagonian cuisine" doesn’t exist (in both English and Bengali). We should rename it to "Cuisine in Chittagong". Mehedi Abedin 11:50, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. This looks like synth/OR to me. I don't see any indication there is a separate cuisine of Chittagong. This seems to be more a list of dishes popular there, most of which are common dishes in all of Bangladesh or the global region? valereee (talk) 16:13, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗plicit 12:07, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Keep All curries might seem the same, but that is not the case. The cuisine of Chittagong is different in many ways from the rest of Bangladesh and similar in others. Take, for example, Cuisine of Hawaii similar to other states but different. English sources do discuss it; take Mezban, Coastal cuisines of Bangladesh, A mouthful of Chittagong, Bamboo shoot recipes from the Chittagong Hill Tracts and 3-day food festival kicks off in Ctg. The article is in pretty bad shape, but it can be improved. There is scope for expansion.Vinegarymass911 (talk) 03:00, 29 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Comment This is eerily similar to the Sylheti cuisine article, which also seems to just list popular dishes in Sylhet and the impact that people from Sylhet have had in the food industry. I think both articles should be deleted. UserNumber (talk) 15:47, 29 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:05, 3 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I'd support keeping the article as Cuisine in Chittagong. Spudlace (talk) 19:36, 5 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nomination. There is far more extensive sourcing on Hawaiian food as a class than what is currently in this article, much of which seems to be SYNTHy or weak, touristy style content as it stands. No objection to draftification / userification if people believe that further sources *directly* on the topic can be found. SnowFire (talk) 07:39, 10 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.