by Madhushree Basu Roy | Aug 4, 2021 | Food, Foodblog |
The sound of the tiffin box hitting against the metal kadai sitting inside a pool of bubbling water is a sign of what’s to come next. It’s almost lunchtime and everyone is waiting eagerly for the queen to arrive. I mean Hilsa of course. It’s hard to...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jul 29, 2021 | Food, Foodblog |
I remember Anindya mentioning a soft and moist tea-cake baked with ricotta cheese after his tour from Italy. He brought a suitcase full of truffle products, different kinds of cheese, several cured types of meat, chocolates, some exquisite wine, and limoncello from...
by Anindya | Jul 11, 2021 | Eating Out, Food, Foodblog |
What does Peyaji remind you of? You cross the border in West Bengal and they call it Peyaju in Bangladesh. Peyaj is Onion in Bengali hence the name Peyaji. Moderately thick onion slices, mixed with batter and deep-fried is one of the best evening snacks possible. The...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jul 3, 2021 | Food, Foodblog |
I’ve never been fond of plums, at least the ones that we get here. They are never sweet, rather quite sour. Plump and running shades of red, plums always manage to entice you in the market. Like every year, I get wooed by the beauties in red, come back home and...
by Anindya | Jun 29, 2021 | Food |
This April, the entire household had all the members (not counting the junior versions) Covid affected. It happened in a phase and Madhushree was the first one to show symptoms and within a couple of days, she lost her taste and smell. We self quarantined and...