APPETIZING CUISINE CULTURES OF BENGAL

Bengali food has played a major part in the appetizing cuisine culture of Bengal since decades and traces a vibrant, delectable history. The people of Bengal have been known for their love for food, flavours and the subtle nuances of rare ingredients and culinary herbs. While many dishes are common to all Indian subcontinent, Bengali cuisine has its own specialties which can be traced back thousands of years.

While it shares many similarities with Mughlai cuisine due to its origins as a composite culture that developed over many centuries under various rulers throughout this region, it also has some unique features. Let’s see some of the unique specialties which makes Bengali cuisine one of the tastiest cuisines of the world.

One of the most iconic specialties of the Bengali cuisine is Posto (poppy seeds) which is the basis of many amazing and unique dishes like ‘Posto bata’ served as an accompaniment with various Bengali dishes. Prepared by grinding a mixture of poppy seeds, mustard oil, turmeric powder and salt, any dish with Posto adds more than just rich texture. Aloo-Posto is one another authentic dish from Bengal that’s considered as one of the most flavourful dishes throughout Bengal. While Posto is used in abundance in many Bengali dishes, Grihika Flair has been providing its customers with only authentic and the finest quality of Posto.

Grihika products boast of some of the most premium variety of dal sourced directly from where it is grown, like Bengal gram dal, Cholar dal, Masoor and Moong dal.