People in Bangladesh and in the entire east and southeast Asia including Japan and parts of China mainly eat rice. I once inquired about roti in Singapore and immediately wished I hadn’t. It’s as futile to look for veg dishes in any of these countries as for roti.
When Only Fish became Oh! Calcutta
Anjan Chatterjee may be a successful entrepreneur but he is first a dedicated foodie. The sum of the two has meant that at just 44 he has created a couple of speciality restaurant chains in the country that have high brand recall. They are Mainland China and Oh! Calcutta. His venture started with Only Fish […]
State fish of Bengal
If the heading looks confusing, think of the national icons like the national bird of India, or the national song of our country, or suchlike. Agreed, there are no equivalences of national identity at the state level. Is there a constitutional bar? Perhaps not as Hilsa proves. As it transpires the Indian Council of Agricultural […]
Kosha Mangsho
In my zeal to find out the exact recipe for kosha mangsho, I scoured the net for couple of hours. But all my labor bore little fruit as I find to my dismay that there is no such thing as an exact procedure for the item. The 3 that appealed to me are those from […]