The significance of fish in Bengali weddings can be seen through every pre- and post-marriage ritual. For Bengalis, fish is not just an important part of their ...

From zero waste cooking and minimalist fish curries to Burmese noodle soups and Andaman settler kitchens, the flavours of displacement continue to shape what Bengal eats today ...

Taslima always believed that if Dhaka was her first home, Kolkata had to be second because of its connection with the Bengali ...

Bhorta with Tinned Fish! 1 tin Bela brand seafood sardines 7-8 garlic cloves 1 medium onion, chopped (half for frying, half ...

Bhorta with Tinned Fish! 1 tin Bela brand seafood sardines 7-8 garlic cloves 1 medium onion, chopped (half for frying, half ...

It centres Penelope so that we get to hear the story from the perspective of the long-suffering wife of the hero. What made ...

It was Mamata Banerjee’s “personal intervention” that led to Bijoli Grill bagging the contract soon after she became chief ...

I may not agree with their insistence on eating only river fish and shunning the bounty that comes from the sea, but their ...

Beyond simple sustenance, food in Jhumpa Lahiri’s fiction serves as a profound narrative language, preserving the fragile ...

When dinner needs to stay light without turning into plain lettuce and lemon, shrimp gives you plenty of room to keep things ...

A boiled egg has become a flashpoint in West Bengal. A move to revise some school mid-day-meal menus toward “sattvik” fare — with eggs taken off the plate — has been hailed by some ...

While ISKCON is expected to provide good food, it would be entirely vegetarian and that has raised the hackles of Bengalis - barring a few exceptions, all proud non-vegetarians.