Mulled wine recipe and our first time
“Everything’s better with some wine in the belly” – Tyrion Linnister, Game of Thrones. When I had written the post for the Christmas cake, little did I know that my tribute to one of my favourite songs of mine during my growing up years would...
Mangshor Jhol is the best utility dish like an utility cricketer?
What does Sunday mean to you? Ask a Bengali. The answers lie at the end of this post. Let me know how many match your answer. There are many specialized dishes which have certain strength or flavour and only goes with specific combinations. A nicely made chicken...
Ilish Paturi and that ritual which will never happen again
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (do you know about him? I stumbled upon his life while doing the research for this fish) had once said – In the hands of an able cook, fish can become an inexhaustible source of perpetual delight.” Ilish Rituals One of the...
7 reasons why Kosha mangsho will be my last dish before I die
If there is Victoria Memorial, if there is phuchka, if there is Rosogolla, if there is Rabindranath Tagore – then there is Kosha Mangsho also. For every reason and for all seasons this an universally loved dish. The intelligentsia of Kolkata have an unending debate of whether there should be Potatos in Kosha Mangsho or where do you get the best Kosha Mangsho ? I tried to figure out if there is one last dish whih I would like to have before I die why I will have Kosha Mangsho
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