Sundarbans bamboo shrimp-smoking kiln
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Built structures · smoking-sheds
Bangladesh shrimp-smoking shed
A 2007 training manual records one covered shrimp-smoking shed in coastal Bangladesh, with bamboo racks above fires and a site-specific 15 × 45 ft footprint.
A covered work shelter in coastal Bangladesh
A 2007 fish-processing training manual records a covered shrimp-smoking shed used in a regional coastal account. It names conventional shrimp-smoking villages in Patuakhali, Bhola, Barguna, Khulna and Bagerhat, but it does not identify which village contained the measured shed or who owned it. Its reported footprint is 15 × 45 ft (about 4.6 × 13.7 m). That is a site-specific measurement, not a standard building size, a chamber volume, or a capacity estimate.
The reported arrangement places small-mesh bamboo racks under the covered shed, with flame beneath the racks. The account does not specify the shed’s wall, roof, foundation or support materials, the number of racks, or a smoke outlet. Those details cannot be reconstructed from the footprint alone, so this record describes the documented form rather than offering construction instructions.
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Racks, fire and the documented process
In the manual’s conventional process account, shrimp are washed with tidal water and briefly dipped in previously boiled water before being spread across the bamboo racks. The text describes firing and smoking together for five to six hours and says the shrimp are turned after two to three hours. It then records a cooling period and packing in stitched baskets made from hogla leaves. The manual names tender Sundari or Goran plants as firewood for this regional process; that is a source-specific observation, not a fuel prescription for every shed.
The manual describes shrimp smoking as a seasonal activity concentrated in July, August and September, when small shrimp catches were greater. It also discusses other coastal forms, including an account from the Sundarbans; the sources do not establish that those rack arrangements and sites are the same shed measured at 15 × 45 ft. The record should therefore be read as one reported regional structure, not a universal Bangladeshi smokehouse design.
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History
The manual’s account of conventional shrimp smoking names coastal villages in Patuakhali, Bhola, Barguna, Khulna and Bagerhat, and gives one covered shed’s 15 × 45 ft footprint. It does not establish that all sites shared that design.
Site
SettingFixed covered work shelter used for shrimp smoking in named coastal districts of Bangladesh.
GroundNot described in the source.
ClimateThe manual describes coastal shrimp smoking during the July–September monsoon season; it gives no engineering climate specification for the shed.
FootprintOne reported shed measured 15 × 45 ft (about 4.6 × 13.7 m). This is a site-specific footprint, not a standard or capacity figure.
NotesThe source does not document exact village or ownership of the measured shed, wall or roof construction, foundations, smoke outlets, rack count, or current condition. This is a structure record, not a building plan.
A build is made where it stands: moving it means building it again.
How it is built
Materials
- Bamboo — Small-mesh racks supporting shrimp above the fire, as described in the manual.
- Firewood from tender Sundari or Goran plants — Fuel identified in the manual’s regional account; not a universal fuel specification.
- The manual records a covered shed with small-mesh bamboo racks and flame underneath; it does not provide a construction plan or identify wall, roof, support, or vent materials.
- In the documented process, washed shrimp are briefly dipped in previously boiled water and spread on the racks.
- Firing and smoking are combined; shrimp are turned during the reported run, then cooled and packed. This sequence describes the historical account, not a current food-safety procedure.
Places
Patuakhali
Documented use · Region evidencePatuakhali is named among locations of conventional shrimp smoking; the exact measured shed is not assigned to this district.
Bhola
Documented use · Region evidenceBhola is named among locations of conventional shrimp smoking; the exact measured shed is not assigned to this district.
Barguna
Documented use · Region evidenceBarguna is named among locations of conventional shrimp smoking; the exact measured shed is not assigned to this district.
Khulna
Documented use · Region evidenceKhulna is named among locations of conventional shrimp smoking; the exact measured shed is not assigned to this district.
Bagerhat
Documented use · Region evidenceBagerhat is named among locations of conventional shrimp smoking; the exact measured shed is not assigned to this district.
Bangladesh
Documented use · Country evidenceCountry-level documentation only; no national prevalence is implied.
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Sources
Bangladesh Fisheries Research ForumStructure · Geography · Process · Historical attestation
Participatory Training of Trainers: A New Approach Applied in Fish ProcessingChapter 12b names coastal shrimp-smoking villages across Patuakhali, Bhola, Barguna, Khulna and Bagerhat; it describes a covered 15 × 45 ft shed with small-mesh bamboo racks and fire below.
The manual reports shrimp washing and blanching, combined firing and smoking, turning, cooling and packing; it identifies tender Sundari or Goran plants as firewood in this regional account.
Chapter 12b describes shrimp smoking as seasonal in July–September; the manual does not identify the exact village, owner, construction materials, or present condition of the measured shed.
Cited in: A covered work shelter in coastal Bangladesh; Racks, fire and the documented process