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The oil and the eggs of the hilsa fish or ilish fish are tasty

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 13 Jul

The additional attraction of the hilsa or ilish fish is the oil and eggs. The eggs of the fish are fried and eaten rice. The oil is cooked and the oil is the rich source of the omega 3 acid. that is very good in keeping heart...

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The ilish or hilsa fish is the state fish of the bengal.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 13 Jul

These days hardly countries teach biological diversity. In India the state fish of the state of west bengal is the hilsa or ilish fish. It is called silver wealth. The fish is the most tasty fish. The fish has extra fish oil and...

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Today i had lovely ilish curry and rice.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 8 Dec 24

Ilish or hilsa is the state fish of State of West Bengal in India. Today I had ilish fish curry with rice. It is very tasty fish and also there is fish oil which is eaten with rice. The fish oil is very rich in omega 3 acid.

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In bengal hilsa is the most expensive fish.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 1 Jul 24

In bengal hilsa or ilish is the most costly fish. It costs above Rs 1000 per kg. It is less available because other than big rivers like Ganges they dont grow elsewhere. But the fish is tasty. Even the fish is rich in omega 3...

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In winter mustard plantations look yellow

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 1 Dec 23

In Bengal mustard oil is used for cooking food. So the raw mustard is processed to oil. At the same time mustard paste called sorshe bata is used to cook hilsa fish. The mustard plantations in winter look absolutely yellow. It is...

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Today I had hilsa fish curry and rice.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 19 Jul 23

Today I had hilsa fish curry and rice. Hilsa or ilish is the state fish of the state of West Bengal. Hilsa is also a national fish of the country of Bangladesh. It tastes the best when mustard paste is applied called sorse ilish....

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Today I had hilsa fish curry and rice.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 6 Jul 23

Today I had hilsa fish curry also called ilish in bengali with rice. Hilsa has fish oil which is rich in omega 3 fatty oil which is good for heart. We bengalies put the oil and eat with rice. The eggs of the fish are also fried...

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Hilsa fish looks like this.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 23 Jul 21

Many friends asked to me to post a photo of Hilsa fish. It is called ilish in Bengali. It is the national fish of country Bangladesh and state fish of State of West Bengal in India. The fish is very costly around Rs 1000 per kg,...

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Those who stay in Punyalaxmi resort enjoy delicacies of fish Hilsa.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 22 Jul 21

Fish Hilsa is the state fish of State of West Bengal in India. As river Ganges meets Bay of Bengal in Diamond Harbour and Punyalakshmi Resort is situated there, travellers spend time to view the beautiful nature. Hilsa fish are...

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Among all fishes hilsa tastes the best.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 14 Jun 17

In Kolkata, Bengalies have fascination towards river fishes. Among them Hilsa or ilish has the best taste. Their oil is eaten with rice and it tastes marvellous. Their eggs are also tasty. They have omega 3 fatty acid which is...

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Which fish is more tasty hilsa or chingri?

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 15 May 16

In Kolkata, the crowd is divided into people liking hilsa or ilish fish and people liking chingri fish. Chingri is a variety of prawns in Bengal. The interesting thing is hilsa or ilish is the most expensive fish in Kolkata. And...

How do U Like Fish Menu?

Mitraa @Mitraa (3183) • India 22 Sep 07

I like fish menu very much. Particularly, in this month of August / September, the 'Hilsa' (a saline variety) is very very tasty among other vaieties of fresh-water fishes. Also it is procured more in this time of the year. How is...

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Food, Bengali, and Kolkata

biswanathkar @biswanathkar (12) • India 16 Aug 07

Sounds something of gastronomical interest!!Yes, Right!!. Food and being Bengali are almost synonymous. Pioneers of a variety of Indian cusine and casin based desserts.Who can ever forget the taste of chingri macher malakari, doi...

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Can you list 5 dishes you Love to eat?

pinaki8378 @pinaki8378 (5) • India 18 Jan 07

I love moglai dishes.. like )butter Chicken,dahi Chicken,Tanoori ,sammi cabab with paratha and obviously a Bengali Dish - steamed 'Ilish' (hilsa Fish) what you love?