Maach, Mishti & HIstory...

"মাছের ঝোল আর ভাত " (fish curry and rice)..!!!  Yes, this is somewhat the staple diet of almost all the Bengalis in Calcutta. People out here just can't survive without মাছ (fish) and rice is eaten even at breakfast.
Calcuttans have a weird notion that they should always leave home with a filled stomach. Totally agreed, but having rice in the morning itself makes you lethargic. Yet, this is the trend going on in this city of joy for centuries and that's what makes us who we are.
Fish holds a very special place in Bengal's heart. You got to have fish in basically all the ceremonies out here. Starting from birthdays, weddings, parties to even শ্রাদ (funerals). Fishes ranging from Ilish, Hilsa, Pompret, Katapona, Shukto Maach, Chingri and heaven knows what not. You just name it and we have it.

Coming to our specialty of মিষ্টি (sweets)... hmmm... what do I say about it. Every second person you meet has a sweet tooth. People compare good looks with sweets here! "কি মিষ্টি দেখতে " is one of the most common dialogue you will come across in here. Our specialty of Rosogullas and Mishti doi and the craze for it is just mad. I feel this is some tradition that has been going on for centuries. Having Mishti doi in bandhs or clay cups after supper only completes the meal. And you can't blame people cause the doi tastes just so tasty and irresistible.
I have never been able to understand this craze but i must tell you everyone else out here does. People from all over the world come here, taste the sweets and go crazy and then carry loads and loads of mishti back home.
When we talk about rossogullas then how can we forget K.C.Das. Everyone is just mad about the rosogullas they provide. Their patent red tinned cans of rossogullas makes every bengali and anyone develop a sweet tooth
Starting from celebrities to politicians, there's not one person who hasn't come here and taken back sweet memories of the sugar sweet city.