Five days in Kolkata meant five days of eating, and I made every meal count. From Chinatown’s flavour-packed stir-fries to ...

A joint research project between the Department of Zoology at Jagannath University (JnU) and the Department of Hydro-biology at Shanghai Ocean University has unveiled insights into ilish. The research ...

Now whenever they ask for Chingri bhapa or Shorshe mushroom, I happily prepare it for them,” he adds with a smile. Anjan Chakraborty, who is an insurance agent also says, “I learned many ...

The government has decided to export 11,000 metric tons of ilish to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for Bangladeshi expatriates. “Following requests from Bangladeshi expatriates—who ...

It’s deceptively simple and absolutely delicious. My second favourite — Ilish Biryani or hilsa biryani — is from East Bengal and is considered a true delicacy. Ilish, an oily fish, is so prized that ...