Bengali meals traditionally begin with a bitter dish to stimulate digestion and palate. Ayurveda values bitterness for balancing doshas and aiding liver detoxification. Popular bitter dishes include ...

A common stereotype about Bengali cuisine is that it is all about fish dishes. Though an integral part of this cuisine consists of different fish recipes, like paturi (wrapped in a leaf and then ...

There is something undeniably delectable about a folk song that teases recipes from the mangrove forests of the Sundarbans: waterlily cooked with garlic; hilsa combined with tart, fleshy sherbet ...

Taste, flavour, spice, and all things nice make up the beauty of Bengali cuisine. However, the growth of processed and fast-food markets is now putting these traditional Bengali delicacies at risk ...

1. Did you know? Kasturi started as a pice or bhaater hotel and not as a restaurant. It opened in 1994 on Free School Street (Mirza Ghalib Street), an area popularly known as ‘Little Bangladesh’. 2.

You’ve had sushi in Kolkata, but have you had shukto in Tokyo? Foodies can enjoy a full Bengali meal at Puja Bengali Restaurant in Arakawa City Barrackpore-style Mutton Biryani, Daab Ilish, Mangsher ...

For most Bengalis, food isn't just about nourishment, but it's comfort and nostalgia served on a plate. You could be a thousand miles away from home, adjusting to a new culture and yet it's one simple ...

Growing up, rituals were a big part of her “orthodox” family, says Bengali-American food historian and author Chitrita Banerji. “I instinctively incorporated them in my perceptions about food as I ...

As Bengalis migrated to distant lands over the years due to a variety of reasons, they carried with them not just memories but also the flavours that defined their identity. A recent food pop-up at ...

Usha Bishoyi is a food vlogger based out West Bengal's West Medinipur district ((Instagram) ) Usha Bishoyi, a 48-year-old content creator from a village in West Bengal’s West Medinipur district, first ...