Taste of Bengal

Name: Taste of Bengal
Rating: 4.181818008422852 (11 reviews)

Sikha Saha

Apr 2014 · Xlibris Corporation

11 reviews

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Globalization has brought the world closer and has enhanced interest in regional and ethnic cuisines in todays world. One such ethnic cuisine is that of Bengal. Bengal has an interesting history, a rich heritage and culture and a renowned culinary tradition. Bengalese exalts good food. Cooking fresh vegetables and fish curries and entertaining guests with utmost warmth and care is an important aspect of Bengali culture. Bengali cuisine is well renowned for a wide variety of sweet water fish dishes cooked in mustard oil and dessert made with milk, coconut and nuts. Bengali delicacies like: Hilsa (Shad) fish steamed inside a layer of rice, Shrimps marinated in mustard sauce and steamed inside a banana leaf or baked inside a green coconut and Rohu (Carp or Buffalo) fish simmered in a yogurt-raisin sauce, small crepes with a sweet coconut filling, cheese balls simmered in sugar syrup are unique and heavenly. Taste of Bengal is a compilation of one hundred such Bengali mouth watering recipes with easy to follow step by step directions with adequate pictorial illustrations. The recipes are divided into categories like: appetizers, grains, legumes, vegetables, fish and shrimps, meat, poultry and egg, chutneys and desserts. It includes a glossary of ingredients, a subject index and an alphabetical index for easy reference. Enjoy!!

Ratings and reviews

11 reviews

AMIT GHOSH

May 13, 2016

Worth tastes really revisited!

2 people found this review helpful

Sukhen Biswas

May 31, 2016

Outstanding

3 people found this review helpful

About the author

Sikha Saha, educated both in India and U.S.A., has been a teacher cum homemaker. Apart from teaching she developed a keen interest in cooking and writing. Her mothers enthusiasm and dedication towards preparing family meals inspired her to be a good cook. She came to U.S.A in 1976. She missed her mothers superb cooking and tried out the family recipes. As she mastered the art of cooking, she also added her own creative touch to many of the family recipes by adding or substituting the ingredients with those available in U.S.A. She exalts her family recipes and wants those recipes to be documented for the future generations. The Book, Taste of Bengal compiles about one hundred of her family recipes with a touch of her own creativeness to be enjoyed by all.

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