A chocolate bomb (Hindi: सुतरी बम) is a firecracker which is exploded by revelers during Diwali and New Year's Eve celebrations in India. Chocolate bombs are made of tiny paperboard boxes stuffed with gunpowder.[1] A fuse is inserted in one of the corners. The boxes are then tightly wrapped with jute strings and dried in the sun for three days.[1] After that they are wrapped with colorful aluminum foil, making them resemble chocolates.[1] The Burima brand of chocolate bombs were very popular in Kolkata in the 1990s.[2] The firecracker has been declared illegal in West Bengal.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 'গরিবের বাজি' বলে দেদার তৈরী হচ্ছে চকোলেট বোমা. Anandabazar Patrika(14 October 2014).
- ↑ City of sound & fury. The Times Of India(23 October 2014).
- ↑ Govt wants banned crackers out of Bengal before New Year celebrations. The Indian Express(3 December 2009).