10 Fish Dishes That You Must Try If You’re Ever in Bengal

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10 Fish Dishes That You Must Try If You’re Ever in Bengal


Ever wondered why Bengalis love their fish so much? It’s because, the way the cook their fish, is like nowhere else in the world. Anyone who has been to Bengal and has been fortunate enough be treated to authentic Bengali fish based cuisine will never argue that Bengali fish dishes are simply exquisite. Now, there might be prawn in the list which is not technically a fish. However, these are Bongs and just like they eat water, prawn is also mach (fish) for them. If you want to be treated to these authentic fish dishes by a Bengali, you wouldn’t want to argue on the pettier issues, would you? Let’s find out the dishes that you want to dig in when you find yourself in this East Indian state.



Shorshey Bata Die Ilish

Bengalis, most of them, consider Hilsa to be the king of fishes. When they cook Hilsa in mustard gravy, you get the Shorshey Bata Ilish, which if you taste once, will linger on your mind for the rest of your life.

Shorshey

Chingri Mach’er Malaikari

This is the Prawn Malaikari (no relation with Malaika), which is cooked in spicy coconut milk. Very hard to prepare but tastes just like a piece of heaven – a rich, wholesome piece of heaven.

Chingri

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