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When one thinks about Bengali food, Macher Jhol, Kosha Mangsho, and Chingri Malai Curry are the first things that come to mind. However, this popular narrative barely scratches the surface of the rich ...
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 ...
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 ...
Beef jhura at Mezban House Photo: Courtesy of Mezban House In this beef eater’s town, there is always some new cow to go on about: the steaks, dry-aged and otherwise. Faddish new burgers. Barbecued ...
In Bengal, flowers aren’t just for garlands or puja thalis. They often end up sizzling in oil or simmering in curries. And, it isn’t just the fancy elderflower or the blue pea, or jasmine in the tea.
“Lots of ‘Indian’ restaurants in the early 1970s were actually set up by Bangladeshis,” says food writer Shahnaz Ahsan. Her own grandfather – who emigrated to Manchester in 1956 with her grandmother, ...
A new restaurant bringing a taste of Bangladesh has arrived in Haslingden. Banglor Village Wine Bar Restaurant has taken over the site at The Farmers Glory, in Roundhill Road, and is hoping to combine ...