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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...