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.
Built structures · smoking-sheds
Sundarbans bamboo shrimp-smoking kiln
A 2003 study describes a bamboo smoking kiln near the Sundarbans, with a sloping golpata roof, raised reed-and-bamboo platform and multiple fireplaces.
A bamboo kiln near the Sundarbans
A 2003 fisheries study describes traditional smoking kilns near coastal rivers in the Sundarbans mangrove region. It depicts a light bamboo structure with a sloping roof thatched in golpata, the leaves of Nypa fruticans. The authors say that a muddy wall about one metre high sometimes surrounds a kiln, so that feature should not be treated as universal. Inside, a platform made from bamboo slats and woven reeds stands roughly 1.5 m above the floor, with at least four fireplaces below or around the platform as part of the kiln’s interior.
The reported usual kiln size is 5–7 × 3 × 3 m, without clarifying the axis order. One side could open like a flap, and ventilation allowed smoke to leave. These points describe a source-recorded structure, not a reproducible plan: the study does not specify the ground preparation, foundations, joinery, roof pitch, vent arrangement, or details needed to assess a new build.
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A dated study, not a universal design
The authors describe kilns operating during the rainy season, approximately mid-June to mid-September, when mixed shrimp and prawns were available in Sundarbans rivers. Their study used Metapenaeus brevicornis, locally called kucho chingri, and was carried out in a kiln near the Sundarbans. The authors characterize their study operation as slightly improved over the traditional process; the measured kiln and its tested operation should not be read as a complete account of every local structure.
This kiln is distinct from a separately documented covered shrimp shed in coastal Bangladesh that measures 15 × 45 ft and uses racks over a fire. The sources do not identify the two as the same building or design. The 2003 paper’s Scheme 1 is a process diagram rather than a photograph or architectural drawing, so it supports the reported dimensions and materials but does not establish a detailed visual reconstruction.
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History
Hoq, Islam and Kamal describe bamboo smoking kilns near coastal rivers in the Sundarbans and examine a kiln used for Metapenaeus brevicornis (kucho chingri). The paper dates the study but not the structure’s origin.
Site
SettingFixed bamboo smoking kiln described near coastal rivers in the Sundarbans mangrove area of Bangladesh.
GroundNot specified; the paper mentions a sometimes-present mud wall but does not document foundations or floor construction.
ClimateThe study associates operation with the rainy season, roughly mid-June to mid-September, when shrimp and prawns are available in Sundarbans rivers. This is a dated report, not a current operating calendar.
FootprintThe paper gives the usual size as 5–7 × 3 × 3 m without expanding the axis order; retain the notation as reported, not as construction dimensions.
NotesThe source describes a regional structure and one study kiln near the Sundarbans. It does not identify an exact village, maker, footing, exact roof pitch, wall extent, door hardware, or present condition.
A build is made where it stands: moving it means building it again.
How it is built
Materials
- Bamboo — Frame, side-opening flap, and slatted platform, as described in the study.
- Golpata (Nypa fruticans leaves) — Thatched covering on the sloping roof.
- Woven reeds — Used with bamboo slats for the raised platform.
- Mud — Sometimes used as a surrounding wall about one metre high; the source describes this as optional.
- Sundri (Heritiera fomes) wood — Fuel named in the 2003 study; recorded as historical source information, not a recommendation.
- A bamboo structure had a sloping, golpata-thatched roof; a one-metre mud wall sometimes surrounded the kiln.
- Inside, a raised platform of bamboo slats and woven reeds sits about 1.5 m above the floor. At least four fireplaces are placed within the structure.
- One side opened like a flap, while ventilation let smoke exit. It does not give a build plan, structural joinery, foundation details, or a safe specification for reproducing the kiln.
Places
Sundarbans
Documented use · Region evidenceThe study locates the kiln near the Sundarbans; it does not specify the exact village or coordinates.
Bangladesh
Documented use · Country evidenceCountry-level context only; no nationwide adoption is implied.
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Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 46(5), 2003, pp. 376–382Structure · Geography · History · Materials
Nutritional Qualities of Smoked Shrimp from the Sundarbans Mangrove Area, BangladeshThe 2003 paper describes traditional bamboo smoking kilns near coastal rivers in the Sundarbans, with a sloping thatched golpata roof and sometimes a one-metre mud wall.
The account describes a bamboo-slat and woven-reed platform about 1.5 m above the floor, at least four fireplaces, a side that opens like a flap, and ventilation for smoke.
The paper reports usual dimensions as 5–7 × 3 × 3 m without elaborating axis order; it documents rainy-season use and a study kiln near the Sundarbans for Metapenaeus brevicornis (kucho chingri).
Cited in: A bamboo kiln near the Sundarbans; A dated study, not a universal design