by Madhushree Basu Roy | Nov 19, 2021 | Food, Foodblog |
Like I had written in my previous post on pui shaaker chorchori, Bengali recipe names are often based on their cooking techniques. And some of the names are quite funny too. Bandhakopir ghonto is one such funny name. I mean, why ‘ghonto’? I have always...
by Anindya | Apr 5, 2019 | Eating Out, Food, Foodblog |
Why do I say Chilekotha Kolkata is a good Bengali food joint in South Kolkata? How do you define a good meal? There are several answers to this question but the one defining answer is the food that does not make you feel unwell after you have eaten, yet has a burst of...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Mar 15, 2019 | Food, Foodblog |
Luchi and Sundays are literally synonymous in our lives. It does not apply to just us but every Bengali that I know of. Luchi is a must for Sunday breakfast. Right from Tugga to Tugga’s thammi would be disappointed if not luchi for breakfast. Rarely, an...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Mar 3, 2019 | Food, Foodblog |
What happens when five or six women of different age group gets together? First point of discussion is always the children. The older ones will tell you what to do and what not. The younger ones will defend their actions and so on. Then comes the point when the older...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Sep 6, 2018 | Eating Out, Food, Foodblog |
The city today has many takers for Bengali cuisine but despite a mushrooming of Bengali restaurants, few have made it to the top notch category. Whenever we talk about a Bengali restaurant, it is Bhojohori Manna or 6 Ballygunje Place, which comes at the first recall....
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