by Madhushree Basu Roy | Apr 28, 2023 | Food, Foodblog |
Bengali vegetarian cuisine is rarely spoken about. There is a stereotype that we eat macher jhol bhaat, as if, only fish curry and rice would be sufficient for any human being. Over and above, we are blessed with the Ganga and other rivers and estuaries flowing...
by Anindya | Apr 17, 2023 | Food, Foodblog |
In my growing up years, liver or mete was free. Baba never had mutton or chicken, However, that was not a hindrance for mutton to getting cooked at home as Ma and I both loved it. Every time Baba would bring mutton – there was a small packet with livers inside...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Mar 1, 2023 | Food, Foodblog |
We Bengalis love Chinese food, rather- Kolkata Chinese food. It’s different and for us, any other Chinese food isn’t the real deal. Back in the 80s and 90s, when there was a boom of Chinese restaurants in Kolkata, not everyone could afford to go to a...
by Anindya | Feb 16, 2023 | Food, Foodblog |
Machh Bhat – Fish and rice – isn’t it a typical stereotype among Bengalis? It is assumed that Bengalis eat fish every day and that is macher jhol. Yes, we do eat every day but the variety of preparations wrt to fish and the varieties of fish makes...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jan 19, 2023 | Food, Foodblog |
Rosh bora is a dessert that can be made any time of the year but for some reason, we only remember it during the Sankranti season. Different kinds of pithe-puli can be very daunting and at times, something as simple as a roshbora can be mentally satisfying. Poush...
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