Treat yourself to some authentic Bengali Food!

Bengali Cuisine is the culinary style that originated in Bengal, a region in the eastern part of India. , Not just the people of West Bengal, even the natives of neighboring Bangladesh are equally fond of Bengali food along with other regions which have a large Bengali population.

With a varied combination of fishes, vegetables and cereals served with rice as a staple diet, it is also known for its sweet yet sometimes spicy flavors, including mouth watering desserts. It is the only cuisine from the Indian Subcontinent that traditionally developed a multi-course tradition. Bearing a resemblance with the modern style of French Cuisine, Bengali cuisine is also served course-wise rather than serving all the dishes together.

Bengali cuisine is also known for its fabulous use of paanch phoron (the five essential spices namely mustard, fenugreek seed, cumin seed, aniseed and black cumin seed).There’s even a bitter side to this (famously) sweet cuisine, the “shukto” or the bitter vegetable preparation(bitter gourd with other vegetables). While visiting any of the authentic Bengali restaurants, do not miss these lip smacking dishes to know the real taste of Bengali food.

The Fish Fetish:

The famous “maachaarbhaat” (fish and rice) is very common in Bengali food. Fish is an important part of a typical Bengali meal without which the meal is considered incomplete. One can find an ample stock of fish in every Bengali’s house as it is cooked almost on a daily basis and even on festivals, celebrations and casual gatherings. Usually,Bengali food is cooked in mustard oil. Bengalis prefer their fish in various ways like deep fried in mustard oil or cooked in gravy, some even prefer steamed fish or bhapamaach to avoid calories.

The Bengali Taste Buds Have It All:

An authentic Bengali Thali consists of the following dishes:

• A heap of steamed rice with dollops of ghee(Indian clarified butter)


• Varieties of bhaja or fries- Begun bhaja/eggplant fries, Aloobhaja/Potato fries, Potolbhaja/Parwal fries etc.


• Torkari or a miscellaneous vegetable.


• Shukto or the bitter vegetable preparation


• Daal or cooked lentils


• Fish Curry


• Accompanied by tok-mishti chutney (sweet andsour) and papad(crispy disc shaped food)


• Sealed,of course, withroshogolla, mishti doi(sweet curd) and paayesh/sweet rice pudding.

Search for Bengali Food Ends Here:

Bengali food is served well in typical Bengali restaurants where the food is served in a big segmented plate or in the more traditional way-in “kolapaata” or the banana leaf. Bengali food is traditionally eaten with hand. The cuisine is one of its kinds- it is both healthy and tasty as it includes all sorts of nutrients in one meal.

So go ahead and enjoy an authentic Bengali meal in one of the best Bengali restaurants of USA and let your taste buds enjoy the feast!