An Overview Of The Bengali Cuisine

Bengalis are known for their love for food, and specifically the Bengali cuisine

. The Bengali cuisine includes the food that is eaten in the West Bengal as well as Bangladesh, which is East Bengal. You can find the description about the Bengali food in the early Buddhist and Bengali writings of the 10th and 11th century. These writings depict the abundance of food production and agriculture. The ancient cuisine is reflected in the food prepared during the Bengali matrimony, where all types of Bengali food can be found and tasted.

Fish and prawns are extensively used in cooking. Fishes are used in the day-to-day cooking, and you can find almost one fish dish in a typical Bengali thali. Sea food like prawns, shellfish, crab, shrimp, lobster, etc. are pretty popular among the Bengalis. However, there are certain families which do not consider eating non-vegetarian at homes, but the number is very less. Non vegetarian food forms the major part of the regular food of the households or the Bengali Matrimony

Rice is the staple food of the Bengali cuisine and the Bengalis prepare so many different types of dishes with the rice. The cooking styles of food in both west and east Bengal is different. The emphasis of fish and pulses can be clearly seen in the East Bengali cuisine, whereas the West Bengal cuisine involves generous use of poppy seeds.

No matter which type of curry is prepared, it is extensively cooked in the mustard oil, and you can experience use of mustard paste and seeds in the food. The food is not spicy generally as the Bengalis are not fond of that hot and spicy food.

The people from West Bengal eat fishes from estuaries, while East Bengalis catch the fishes from the rivers of the region. Chicken and mutton dishes are also very popular in the Bengali cuisine. They cook the non vegetarian-dishes in very simple manner, using fewer spices, and also add vegetables to their non vegetarian dishes, especially fish. The vegetable which are most loved by the Bengali community are potatoes and eggplants, and they add these vegetables to almost every dish.

Fish stew recipe is also very popular in both West and East Bengal, and make use of common ingredients and cooking techniques. Some of the ingredients are added as per the availability and the changing taste of people.

Bengalis are known for their love for food and are also popular as very good hosts. They show very good hospitability towards their guests. The Bengalis mostly serve fish and meat dishes to the guests, along with typical Bengali vegetarian delicacies. They also serve fusion dishes which are the current favorite of the younger generation.

No Bengali cuisine is complete without the mouth watering sweet dishes like Payesh, Misti doi, gurer sandesh, Rasomalai, etc. Most of the Bengali sweets are prepared using Chenna or cottage cheese. The sweet dishes of Bengal are popular worldwide, and form a very important part of the Bengali matrimony.

by: Ankush Singhal

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