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state">Indian state</a> of <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Assam" title="Assam">Assam</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Karimganj_district" title="Karimganj district">Karimganj district</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The cuisine has been shaped by the region's diverse <a href="/wiki/History_of_Bengal" title="History of Bengal">history</a> and climate. It is known for its varied use of flavours including <a href="/wiki/Mustard_oil" title="Mustard oil">mustard oil</a>, as well as the spread of its confectioneries and desserts.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There is a strong emphasis on rice as a staple,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with fish traditionally the most common protein. Freshwater fish are preferred to seafish, although <a href="/wiki/Barramundi" title="Barramundi">barramundi</a>, known as <i>bhetki</i>, is also common.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Meat is also a common protein among Bengalis with chicken, mutton meat being the most popular. Beef is popular within the muslim community. In more recent times, lentils have begun to form a significant part of the diet.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many Bengali food traditions draw from social activities, such as <a href="/wiki/Adda_(South_Asian)" title="Adda (South Asian)">adda</a>, <a href="/wiki/Poila_Boishakh" class="mw-redirect" title="Poila Boishakh">Poila Boishakh</a> and <a href="/wiki/Durga_Puja" title="Durga Puja">Durga Puja</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culinary_influences">Culinary influences</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bengali_cuisine&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Culinary influences"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mughal_influence">Mughal influence</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bengali_cuisine&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Mughal influence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Muslims conquered Bengal around the mid-thirteenth century, bringing with them <a href="/wiki/Iranian_cuisine" title="Iranian cuisine">Persian</a> and <a href="/wiki/Arab_cuisine" title="Arab cuisine">Arabic</a> cuisine.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Such dishes as <i><a href="/wiki/Biryani" title="Biryani">biryani</a></i>, <i>korma</i> and <i>bhuna</i> had once been meals of the higher courts, but the cooks of the Mughals brought their recipes to the lower and middle classes.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The influence was reinforced during the rule of the <a href="/wiki/British_Raj" title="British Raj">British Raj</a>, where Kolkata became the place of refuge for many prominent exiled <a href="/wiki/Nawab" title="Nawab">Nawabs</a>, notably the family of <a href="/wiki/Tipu_Sultan" title="Tipu Sultan">Tipu Sultan</a> from <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Mysore" title="Kingdom of Mysore">Mysore</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wajid_Ali_Shah" title="Wajid Ali Shah">Wajid Ali Shah</a>, the ousted <a href="/wiki/Nawab_of_Awadh" title="Nawab of Awadh">Nawab of Awadh</a>. The exiles brought with them hundreds of cooks and <i>masalchis</i> (spice mixers), and as their royal patronage and wealth diminished, they became interspersed into the local population. These cooks came with the knowledge of a very wide range of spices (most notably <i><a href="/wiki/Saffron" title="Saffron">jafran</a></i> and <a href="/wiki/Mace_(spice)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mace (spice)">mace</a>), the extensive use of <i><a href="/wiki/Ghee" title="Ghee">ghee</a></i>, and marinating meat with yoghurt and chilli.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:A_Traditional_Bengali_Lunch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/A_Traditional_Bengali_Lunch.jpg/220px-A_Traditional_Bengali_Lunch.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/A_Traditional_Bengali_Lunch.jpg/330px-A_Traditional_Bengali_Lunch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/A_Traditional_Bengali_Lunch.jpg/440px-A_Traditional_Bengali_Lunch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1079" data-file-height="812" /></a><figcaption>A traditional Bengali lunch</figcaption></figure> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a>, this food has become common fare for the population while in West Bengal, they have remained the food of professional chefs. Further innovations include <i>chap</i> (ribs slow cooked on a <a href="/wiki/Tava" title="Tava">tawa</a>), <i>rezala</i> (meat in a thin yogurt and cardamom gravy) and <i>kathi</i> roll (kebabs in a wrap).<sup id="cite_ref-:5_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Mughals had a particular fixation on meat, bringing <a href="/wiki/Lamb_and_mutton" title="Lamb and mutton">mutton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Beef" title="Beef">beef</a> into mainstream Bengali cuisine as well as already known kinds of meat like chicken and venison.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Furthermore, traditional desserts had been primarily based on <a href="/wiki/Rice_glue" title="Rice glue">rice pastes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jaggery" title="Jaggery">jaggery</a>, but under Mughal influence moved towards significantly increased use of milk, cream, and sugar along with expensive spices such as cardamom and saffron.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Catla_fish_kalia_in_a_rich_creamy_gravy_-_Kolkata_-_West_Bengal.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Catla kalia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Catla_fish_kalia_in_a_rich_creamy_gravy_-_Kolkata_-_West_Bengal.jpg/193px-Catla_fish_kalia_in_a_rich_creamy_gravy_-_Kolkata_-_West_Bengal.jpg" decoding="async" width="193" height="199" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Catla_fish_kalia_in_a_rich_creamy_gravy_-_Kolkata_-_West_Bengal.jpg/289px-Catla_fish_kalia_in_a_rich_creamy_gravy_-_Kolkata_-_West_Bengal.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Catla_fish_kalia_in_a_rich_creamy_gravy_-_Kolkata_-_West_Bengal.jpg/385px-Catla_fish_kalia_in_a_rich_creamy_gravy_-_Kolkata_-_West_Bengal.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1773" data-file-height="1832" /></a><figcaption><i>Catla kalia</i></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Influence_of_widows">Influence of widows</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bengali_cuisine&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Influence of widows"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In Hindu tradition, widows were not allowed to eat foods that would not be classified as "bitter", necessitating experiment and innovation.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While most Bengali <a href="/wiki/Caste" title="Caste">castes</a> ate meat and fish, this was barred for widows. Widows also could not use "heating" foods such as <a href="/wiki/Shallot" title="Shallot">shallot</a> and <a href="/wiki/Garlic" title="Garlic">garlic</a>, but <a href="/wiki/Ginger" title="Ginger">ginger</a> was allowed. This style found a core place in Bengali curries in general, both vegetarian and non-vegetarian. Expensive spices such as <a href="/wiki/Saffron" title="Saffron">saffron</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cinnamon" title="Cinnamon">cinnamon</a> or <a href="/wiki/Clove" title="Clove">cloves</a> were used very sparingly—if at all. Nuts, dry fruits, milk and milk products (such as <a href="/wiki/Cream" title="Cream">cream</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ghee" title="Ghee">ghee</a> or <a href="/wiki/Curd" title="Curd">curd</a>) were similarly scarce.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These economic and social restrictions influenced Bengali widows to create a brand new set of meals that utilized only vegetables and cheap spices. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Partition_of_Bengal">Partition of Bengal</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bengali_cuisine&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Partition of Bengal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The large-scale displacement along religious lines as a result of the <a href="/wiki/Partition_of_India" title="Partition of India">partition</a> led to changes in meal-taking, so as to adhere to religious restrictions. In <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a> (former <a href="/wiki/East_Bengal" title="East Bengal">East Bengal</a> and <a href="/wiki/East_Pakistan" title="East Pakistan">East Pakistan</a>), <a href="/wiki/Mughlai_cuisine" title="Mughlai cuisine">Mughlai food</a> is common, and includes foods that are less popular in West Bengal, such as beef <a href="/wiki/Kebab" title="Kebab">kebab</a>. Additionally, sweets such as <a href="/wiki/Zarda_(food)" title="Zarda (food)">zarda</a> and firni-payesh are eaten. In rural Bangladesh, many people eat <a href="/wiki/Nymphaeaceae" title="Nymphaeaceae">makna</a> fried, popped, or raw.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the colonial period, many Western food shops were established in Kolkata, making puff pastries, channa, chocolate, and chips especially popular. Dishes such as chop, gravy cutlet, sponge <a href="/wiki/Rasgulla" title="Rasgulla">rasogolla</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ledikeni" title="Ledikeni">ledikeni</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a result of a multi-cultural community, Kolkata city's cuisine continuously changes, and takes heavy influence from Chinese and European palates.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Characteristics">Characteristics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bengali_cuisine&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Characteristics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bengali cuisine can be subdivided into four different types of dishes: <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/eatable" class="extiw" title="wiktionary:eatable">eatables</a> (খাদ্য, ভক্ষ্য, or ভোজ্য); <span title="Bengali-language text"><span lang="bn">চর্ব্য</span></span>, <span title="Bengali-language romanization"><i lang="bn-Latn">chôrbyô</i></span>, or <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chewable" class="extiw" title="wiktionary:chewable">chewables</a>, such as rice or fish; <span title="Bengali-language text"><span lang="bn">চোষ্য</span></span>, <span title="Bengali-language romanization"><i lang="bn-Latn">choshyô</i></span>, or <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/suckable" class="extiw" title="wiktionary:suckable">suckables</a>, such as ambal and tak; <span title="Bengali-language text"><span lang="bn">লেহ্য</span></span>, <span title="Bengali-language romanization"><i lang="bn-Latn">lehyô</i></span>, or <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lickable" class="extiw" title="wiktionary:lickable">lickables</a>, like <a href="/wiki/Chutney" title="Chutney">chutney</a>; and <span title="Bengali-language text"><span lang="bn">পেয়</span></span>, <span title="Bengali-language romanization"><i lang="bn-Latn">peyô</i></span>, or <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/drinkable" class="extiw" title="wiktionary:drinkable">drinkables</a> which includes drinks, mainly milk.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regional_specialties">Regional specialties</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bengali_cuisine&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Regional specialties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Bangladeshi_cuisine" title="Bangladeshi cuisine">Bangladeshi cuisine</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_Bangladeshi_dishes" title="List of Bangladeshi dishes">List of Bangladeshi dishes</a>, and <a href="/wiki/List_of_Bangladeshi_spices" title="List of Bangladeshi spices">List of Bangladeshi spices</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bangladeshi_Biryani.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Bangladeshi_Biryani.jpg/220px-Bangladeshi_Biryani.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Bangladeshi_Biryani.jpg/330px-Bangladeshi_Biryani.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Bangladeshi_Biryani.jpg 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="303" /></a><figcaption>Bangladeshi biriyani</figcaption></figure> <p>Different parts of Bengal are famed for certain dishes, food items and ingredients. For example, <a href="/wiki/South_Bengal" title="South Bengal">South Bengali</a> districts around the <a href="/wiki/Sundarbans" title="Sundarbans">Sundarbans</a> boast of the expensive <i><a href="/wiki/Piper_chaba" title="Piper chaba">chui jhal</a></i> chilli, which they peel and chop into small pieces to be cooked in their dishes and give off a strong aroma. On the other hand, <a href="/wiki/North_Bengal" title="North Bengal">North Bengal</a> are the homes of many Bengali desserts such as the <a href="/wiki/Mishti_doi" title="Mishti doi">Mishti doi</a> of <a href="/wiki/Bogra_District" title="Bogra District">Bogra</a>, the Kachagolla of <a href="/wiki/Natore_District" title="Natore District">Natore</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Chomchom" title="Chomchom">Chomchom</a> of <a href="/wiki/Porabari_Union" title="Porabari Union">Porabari</a>. However, other regions also have famous desserts like the <i>Balish Mishti</i> (pillow-sweet) of <a href="/wiki/Netrokona_District" title="Netrokona District">Netrokona</a>, the Monda of <a href="/wiki/Muktagacha_Upazila" title="Muktagacha Upazila">Muktagachha</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Nabadwip-er_lal_doi" title="Nabadwip-er lal doi">Red Yoghurt</a> of <a href="/wiki/Nadia_district" title="Nadia district">Nabadwip</a> and the famed <a href="/wiki/Roshmolai" class="mw-redirect" title="Roshmolai">Roshmolai</a> of <a href="/wiki/Comilla_District" title="Comilla District">Comilla</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chittagong">Chittagong</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bengali_cuisine&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Chittagong"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Chittagonian Bengali culinary tradition is mostly known for <a href="/wiki/Mezban" title="Mezban">Mezban</a> and mixed rice dishes like <a href="/wiki/Kala_bhuna" title="Kala bhuna">kala bhuna</a>, which has shoulder pieces of beef and traditional spices. <a href="/wiki/Dried_fish" title="Dried fish">Dried fish</a> (<i>shutki</i>) is more available in the Chittagong region than in other parts of Bengal.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Mezban">Mezban</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bengali_cuisine&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Mezban"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Mezban" title="Mezban">Mezban</a></div> <p><i>Mezban</i> (locally known as <i>Mejjan</i>) is the Bengali word for special occasion feasts in the <a href="/wiki/Chittagong" title="Chittagong">Chittagong</a> region of Bangladesh.<sup id="cite_ref-Banglapedia_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Banglapedia-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Historically Mezbani is a traditional regional feast where people are invited to enjoy a meal with <a href="/wiki/White_rice" title="White rice">white rice</a> and <a href="/wiki/Beef" title="Beef">beef</a>, besides other dishes rich in animal fat and dairy.<sup id="cite_ref-Majestic_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Majestic-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is held on the occasions such as death anniversary, birth anniversary, celebrating successes, launching of a new business, entry into a new house, the birth of a child, marriage, <a href="/wiki/Aqiqah" title="Aqiqah">aqiqah</a> and <a href="/wiki/Circumcision" title="Circumcision">circumcision</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ear_piercing" class="mw-redirect" title="Ear piercing">ear piercing</a> of girls and naming of the newborn.<sup id="cite_ref-Banglapedia_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Banglapedia-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Majestic_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Majestic-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The invitation of the Mezban ceremony generally remains open for all and various people to different places and neighbourhoods convey the invitation for the feast. In urban areas, attending a mezban is by invitation only. Usually, the consumption of food at Mezbani takes place from morning to afternoon.<sup id="cite_ref-Banglapedia_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Banglapedia-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Beef-based dishes are preferred by Bengali Muslims and are a symbol of social prestige for a Mezban feast.<sup id="cite_ref-Majestic_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Majestic-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The rich and the poor arrange feasts on various occasions as much as circumstances allow them. It has a distinct style of cooking and proper Mezban meat demands a certain skill;<sup id="cite_ref-Majestic_17-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Majestic-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> for example:<sup id="cite_ref-Banglapedia_16-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Banglapedia-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The unique beef curry served in this feast is known as <i>Mezbani gosht</i>, that carries a distinctive recipe, knowledge of which is essentially confined within the Chittagonian cooks.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF_-_20547809216.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF_-_20547809216.jpg/220px-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF_-_20547809216.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF_-_20547809216.jpg/330px-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF_-_20547809216.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF_-_20547809216.jpg/440px-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF_-_20547809216.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1360" /></a><figcaption>Mezban cooking in Chittagong, Bangladesh.</figcaption></figure> <p>Fish is used instead of beef while cooking Mezban in Hindu tradition. The Hindu community of Chittagong organises Mezbani each year under the banner of "Chittagong Parishad", with curries made from fish, vegetable and dried fish.<sup id="cite_ref-Banglapedia_16-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Banglapedia-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dhaka">Dhaka</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bengali_cuisine&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Dhaka"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dhakaiya food is one of the most notable regional Bengali cuisines. The rich culinary customs are influenced by <a href="/wiki/Mughal_cuisine" class="mw-redirect" title="Mughal cuisine">Mughlai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Central_Asian_Cuisine" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Asian Cuisine">Central Asian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Armenian_cuisine" title="Armenian cuisine">Armenian</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Indian_cuisine" title="North Indian cuisine">Hindustani</a> and native Bengali cuisines. However, it also has dishes unique to Dhaka.<sup id="cite_ref-das_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-das-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Nawab_of_Dhaka" title="Nawab of Dhaka">Nawabs of Dhaka</a> had brought Mughlai cuisine to Bengal, that were wholly retained by Dhaka's culinary community. Due to the high costs of producing Mughlai food, the recipes were limited to the elite classes in colonial India, and slowly expanded as Bangladesh's economy grew. The main focus on lamb, mutton, beef, yoghurt, and mild spices define the taste of the style. Such dishes as kebab; stuffed breads; <i>kacchi biriyani</i>; roast lamb, duck, and chicken; <i>patisapta</i>; Kashmiri tea; and <i>korma</i> are still served at special occasions like <a href="/wiki/Eid_al-Fitr" title="Eid al-Fitr">Eid</a> and weddings.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Due to the high class of the food, using an excess amount of expensive ingredients like ghee, and making the food melt in one's mouth were essential to the feel of the food.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Old Dhaka boasts a variation of the famous <a href="/wiki/Pilaf" title="Pilaf">pilaf</a> - the Morog Polao - in which the rice is cooked after and the chicken pieces are cut. Other <span title="Bengali-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="bn-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Polao" class="mw-redirect" title="Polao">polaos</a></span></span> include <span title="Bengali-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="bn-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Ilish" title="Ilish">ilish polao</a></span></span> and <span title="Bengali-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="bn-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Rohu" title="Rohu">rui polao</a></span></span>. Dhakaiyas are noted for introducing <a href="/wiki/Paneer" title="Paneer">paneer</a> and boiled eggs to <a href="/wiki/Khichuri" class="mw-redirect" title="Khichuri">khichuri</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-das_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-das-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Bakarkhani" title="Bakarkhani">Dhakai bakarkhani</a> is a thick, biscuit-like <a href="/wiki/Flat-bread" class="mw-redirect" title="Flat-bread">flat-bread</a> which is a traditional street-food snack, famed for its quality and taste. It is mainly dished up with tea.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dhakaiyas proudly hold a heritage of creating the best <i><a href="/wiki/Paan" class="mw-redirect" title="Paan">khili paan</a></i> using various herbs and spices. They also offer a khili paan for diabetic patients called the "paan afsana".<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Haji_biryani" title="Haji biryani">Haji biryani</a> is a dish, invented by a restaurateur in 1939, made with highly seasoned rice, <a href="/wiki/Chevon" class="mw-redirect" title="Chevon">goat's meat</a> and number of spices and nuts. The restaurant has become an integral part of Dhakaiya culture.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kolkata">Kolkata</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bengali_cuisine&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Kolkata"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:First_Grain_in_Mouth_Ceremony_(Bengali_style)_of_a_Baby.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/First_Grain_in_Mouth_Ceremony_%28Bengali_style%29_of_a_Baby.JPG/220px-First_Grain_in_Mouth_Ceremony_%28Bengali_style%29_of_a_Baby.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/First_Grain_in_Mouth_Ceremony_%28Bengali_style%29_of_a_Baby.JPG/330px-First_Grain_in_Mouth_Ceremony_%28Bengali_style%29_of_a_Baby.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/First_Grain_in_Mouth_Ceremony_%28Bengali_style%29_of_a_Baby.JPG/440px-First_Grain_in_Mouth_Ceremony_%28Bengali_style%29_of_a_Baby.JPG 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>The First rice Grain in Mouth Ceremony</figcaption></figure> <p>In Kolkata, many local street vendors own small shops from which they sell their own homemade goods.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Items like cheeses (<i>paneer</i>) can be eaten as is, or can be made into sweet <i><a href="/wiki/Sandesh_(confectionery)" title="Sandesh (confectionery)">sandesh</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Rasamalai" class="mw-redirect" title="Rasamalai">rosomalai</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Rasgulla" title="Rasgulla">rosogolla</a></i>, or <i>chanar payesh</i>. Milk is especially used in Kolkata's various types of payesh, differing in use of different grains and additives like dates, figs, and berries.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to European foodstuffs like chocolate, Kolkata takes culinary influence from its Chinese diaspora.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Panipuri" title="Panipuri"><i>Phuchka</i></a>, known the rest of India as <i>panipuri</i>, is a common kind of Bengali street food made with a fried dough casing and a potato and chickpea filling, usually found in small stalls alongside <a href="/wiki/Bhelpuri" class="mw-redirect" title="Bhelpuri">bhelpuri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Masala_chai" title="Masala chai">masala chai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ghugni" title="Ghugni">ghugni</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chaat" title="Chaat">chaat</a> stalls.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Influences">Influences</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bengali_cuisine&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Influences"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the 19th century many Odia cooks migrated to Bengal to work in the households of affluent Kolkata families. They were also hired to cook in weddings and other family ceremonies. Introduction of <a href="/wiki/Odia_people" title="Odia people">Odia</a> cooks into their kitchens brought in subtle but significant changes to Kolkata's cuisine. Some of Kolkata's classic dishes were originally from Odisha but were refined in Kolkata kitchens by Odia cooks. In fact some researchers say that dishes like <i><a href="/wiki/Kanika_(food)" title="Kanika (food)">kanika</a></i> (Bengali <i>mishti pulao</i>) were first introduced to Kolkata kitchens by <a href="/wiki/Odias" class="mw-redirect" title="Odias">Odia</a> cooks although this is contested by other researchers.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Even to this date most of the cooks in Kolkata kitchens and hotels are Odia cooks.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Chinese_of_Kolkata" class="mw-redirect" title="Chinese of Kolkata">Chinese of Kolkata</a> originally settled into a village called <a href="/w/index.php?title=Achipur&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Achipur (page does not exist)">Achipur</a> south of <a href="/wiki/Kolkata" title="Kolkata">Kolkata</a> in the late 18th century, later moving into the city and finally into its present home in <a href="/wiki/Tangra,_Calcutta" class="mw-redirect" title="Tangra, Calcutta">Tangra</a> at the eastern edge of Kolkata.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Chinese-origin people of Kolkata form a substantial and successful community with a distinct identity.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With this identity came Chinese food, available at almost every street corner in Kolkata at present, due to the taste, quick cooking procedure, and no similarity with the original Chinese recipe other than the use of soy sauce. They were mostly <a href="/wiki/Cantonese_people" title="Cantonese people">Cantonese</a> tradesmen and sailors who first settled down here and decided to cook with whatever items they had at hand.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Calcuttan immigrants to other countries have started carrying this abroad as well;<sup id="cite_ref-:6_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Indian Chinese restaurants have appeared in many places in the United States and UK.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Indian Chinese food has been given a second boost in popularity since the 1950s when a large number of Tibetans migrated into Indian Territory, following the <a href="/wiki/14th_Dalai_Lama" title="14th Dalai Lama">14th Dalai Lama</a>'s flight.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tibetans brought their own taste preferences to add to the genre, such as the popular <a href="/wiki/Momo_(food)" title="Momo (food)">momo</a> (a kind of dumpling) or <a href="/wiki/Thukpa" title="Thukpa">thukpa</a> (a hearty noodle soup). Tibetans and Nepali immigrants found ready employment in the many kitchens that can now be found on virtually every street in Kolkata.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Adda">Adda</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bengali_cuisine&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Adda"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Adda_(South_Asian)" title="Adda (South Asian)">Adda (South Asian)</a></div> <p>Adda (<a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a>: <span lang="bn">আড্ডা</span>) is a traditional Bengali means of socialising over food during the work day. Food taken during adda consists usually of mishti or <a href="/wiki/Confectionery" title="Confectionery">sweetmeats</a>, tea, and coffee, although heartier meats such as fried fish may be brought out as well. </p><p> The adda saw a rise during the colonial era among the <a href="/wiki/Bhadralok" title="Bhadralok">Bhadralok</a> <a href="/wiki/Guild" title="Guild">guild members</a> to meet and talk about a range of topics:<sup id="cite_ref-:8_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p><blockquote><p>"You could be discussing Charles and Camilla's marriage this moment, and the next moment you're swinging over to the latest cricket series between India and Pakistan, and then swing back to the recent controversy over <a href="/wiki/Rabindranath_Tagore" title="Rabindranath Tagore">Tagore</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p></blockquote><p>Being a hobby for artisans, women were largely secluded from adda, a sentiment that has begun to disappear with the democratization of adda and women occupying a larger space in social life. For this reason, adda was seen as a refuge "...from the home, a neutral rendezvous away from both the perceived drudgery of the workplace and domesticity".<sup id="cite_ref-:8_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the post-colonial era, the adda has been fading due to the more rigid structure of work and exploitative perceptions of unnecessary laziness. This has inspired a sizeable movement of Bengalis who believe it integral to the idea of <i>lyadh</i>, or doing nothing to relax and recharge.<sup id="cite_ref-:8_41-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, adda does still exist, being attended during vacation time or after work at clubs or coffee shops. The tradition even has an equivalent to the Greek <a href="/wiki/Symposium" title="Symposium">symposium</a>, as students may meet for a study session over food or have a teacher teach in a more relaxed environment.<sup id="cite_ref-Gaonkar2001_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gaonkar2001-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sylhet">Sylhet</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bengali_cuisine&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Sylhet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Sylhet" title="Sylhet">Sylhet</a> boasts a variation of the famous <a href="/wiki/Pilaf" title="Pilaf">pilaf</a> dish – <a href="/wiki/Akhni" title="Akhni">Akhni polao</a> – in which the rice is cooked after and the chicken pieces are cut. Commonly consumed varieties of meat include beef, <a href="/wiki/Chicken_as_food" title="Chicken as food">chicken</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lamb_and_mutton" title="Lamb and mutton">mutton</a> and duck/goose in dishes such as <a href="/wiki/Hash_O_Bash" class="mw-redirect" title="Hash O Bash">Hash O Bash</a>. They also proudly hold the heritage of <a href="/wiki/Beef_Hatkora" class="mw-redirect" title="Beef Hatkora">Beef Hatkora</a>, a rice dish consisting of a wild citrus fruit not found in other parts of Bengal.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the British period, biscuits and <a href="/wiki/Loaf" title="Loaf">loaves</a> were introduced in Sylhet and received popularity within the Muslim community. The middle-class <a href="/wiki/Hindus" title="Hindus">Hindus</a> of <a href="/wiki/Cachar" class="mw-redirect" title="Cachar">Cachar</a> and Sylhet however were very suspicious of biscuits and breads as they believed they were baked by Muslims. In one occasion, a few Hindus in Cachar caught some Englishman eating biscuits with tea which caused an uproar. The information reached the Hindus of Sylhet and a little rebellion occurred. In response to this, companies started to advertise their bread as "machine-made" and "untouched by (Muslim) hand" to tell Hindus that the breads were "safe for consumption". This incident is mentioned in <a href="/wiki/Bipin_Chandra_Pal" title="Bipin Chandra Pal">Bipin Chandra Pal</a>'s autobiography and he mentions how gradually culinary habits of Hindus eventually changed.<sup id="cite_ref-dasray_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dasray-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Utensils">Utensils</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bengali_cuisine&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Utensils"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bengali_kitchen_utensils.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Bengali_kitchen_utensils.JPG/284px-Bengali_kitchen_utensils.JPG" decoding="async" width="284" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Bengali_kitchen_utensils.JPG/426px-Bengali_kitchen_utensils.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Bengali_kitchen_utensils.JPG/568px-Bengali_kitchen_utensils.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4329" data-file-height="2152" /></a><figcaption>Different utensils used in a Bengali household.</figcaption></figure><p>Bengali food is often served on plates which have a distinct flowery pattern often in blue or pink. Another characteristic of Bengali food is the use the <a href="/wiki/Boti" title="Boti">boti</a> (also called <i>dao</i> or <i>da</i>). It is a long curved blade on a platform held down by one or both feet; both hands are used to hold whatever is being cut and move it against the blade, which faces the user. This method gives effective control over the cutting process, and can be used to cut anything from prawns to large pumpkins.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A <a href="/wiki/Wok" title="Wok">korai</a> is a cooking vessel for most Bengali sauces and stir-fry. The dekchi (a flat-bottomed pan) is used generally for larger amounts of cooking or for making rice. It comes with a thin flat lid which is used also to strain out the starch while finishing up cooking rice. The tawa is used to make <a href="/wiki/Roti" title="Roti">roti</a> and <a href="/wiki/Paratha" title="Paratha">paratha</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The other prominent cooking utensil is a hari, which is a round-bottomed pot-like vessel. The three mentioned vessels all come in various sizes and in various metals and alloys.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A flat metal spatula, khunti, is used often, along with hata (scoop with a long handle), jhanjri (round-shaped sieve-like spatula to deep-fry food), the shanrashi (pincers to remove vessels from the fire), the ghuntni (wooden hand blender) for puréeing dal, the wooden <i>belun chaki</i> (round pastry board and rolling pin), and the <i>shil nora</i>, which is a rough form of a mortar and pestle or grinding stone. The kuruni is used only to grate coconuts.<sup id="cite_ref-:11_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:11-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Silverware is not a part of traditional Bengali cookery.<sup id="cite_ref-:11_49-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:11-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Historical">Historical</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bengali_cuisine&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Historical"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Betel-leaf_and_Areca-nut.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Betel-leaf_and_Areca-nut.JPG/220px-Betel-leaf_and_Areca-nut.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Betel-leaf_and_Areca-nut.JPG/330px-Betel-leaf_and_Areca-nut.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Betel-leaf_and_Areca-nut.JPG/440px-Betel-leaf_and_Areca-nut.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1067" /></a><figcaption><i><a href="/wiki/Paan" class="mw-redirect" title="Paan">Paan</a></i> and <a href="/wiki/Areca_nut" title="Areca nut"><i>supari</i></a> are a typically provided after meals</figcaption></figure> <p>Bengalis usually eat sitting on the floor with food served on a <span title="Bengali-language text"><i lang="bn-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Dastarkhan" class="mw-redirect" title="Dastarkhan">dostorkhan</a></i></span>. They historically ate without silverware,<sup id="cite_ref-ShresthaPaul2002_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ShresthaPaul2002-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with a large banana or plantain leaf serving as the plate, or with plates made from dried <a href="/wiki/Sal_tree" class="mw-redirect" title="Sal tree">sal</a> leaves sewn together. </p><p>It is customary to offer guests food and drink appropriate to the time of their visit. At meals, guests are served first, with the possible exception of very old or very young members of the host family. Within the family, serving starts with the senior males (those of highest social rank or eldest). School-age children are served before wives, daughter-in-laws, and the cook, who are the last to eat.<sup id="cite_ref-ShresthaPaul2002_50-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ShresthaPaul2002-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Contemporary">Contemporary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bengali_cuisine&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Contemporary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Prior to colonisation, adherence to meal order was a marker of social status, but with British and Portuguese influence and the growth of the middle class, this has slowly disappeared. Courses are frequently skipped or combined with everyday meals.<sup id="cite_ref-Gaonkar2001_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gaonkar2001-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability"><span title="The material near this tag failed verification of its source citation(s). (December 2020)">failed verification</span></a></i>]</sup> Meals were usually served course by course to the diners by the youngest housewives, but increasing influence of nuclear families and urbanisation has replaced this.<sup id="cite_ref-:7_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Self-published_sources" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability"><span title="The material near this tag may rely on a self-published source. (December 2020)">self-published source</span></a></i>]</sup> It is common to place everything on platters in the centre of the table, and each diner serves themselves. Ceremonial occasions such as weddings used to have elaborate serving rituals, but professional catering and buffet-style dining is now commonplace. However, large family occasions and more lavish ceremonial feasts may still abide by these rules.<sup id="cite_ref-:7_51-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Meals">Meals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bengali_cuisine&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Meals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-More_citations_needed_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Bengali_cuisine" title="Special:EditPage/Bengali cuisine">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">June 2020</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Daily meals are usually simple, geared to balance nutrition and making extensive use of vegetables. The courses progress broadly from lighter to richer and heavier and go through various tastes and taste cleansers. Rice remains common throughout the meal and is the main constituent of the meal, until the <i>chaţni</i> (<a href="/wiki/Chutney" title="Chutney">chutney</a>) course.<sup id="cite_ref-Walker1997_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Walker1997-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Main_course">Main course</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bengali_cuisine&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Main course"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Fish">Fish</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bengali_cuisine&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Fish"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Fish is a core part of the Bengali diet, and is the main source of protein. Bengalis typically use freshwater and brackish fish when making meals. Spices are used heavily in the preparation of fish, and the fish is usually served either as a curry or a fried steak. Popular fish curries include <i><a href="/wiki/Wallago_attu" title="Wallago attu">boal</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Rohu" title="Rohu">rohu</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Ilish" title="Ilish">ilish</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Ompok" title="Ompok">pabda</a></i>. </p><p>One tradition includes the left side of the cidal fish being cooked in oil.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bengali Vaishnavas avoid all types of fish, eggs and meat. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:A_photo_of_popular_Bengali_dish_Sorshe_Ilish_served_traditionally.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/A_photo_of_popular_Bengali_dish_Sorshe_Ilish_served_traditionally.jpg/220px-A_photo_of_popular_Bengali_dish_Sorshe_Ilish_served_traditionally.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/A_photo_of_popular_Bengali_dish_Sorshe_Ilish_served_traditionally.jpg/330px-A_photo_of_popular_Bengali_dish_Sorshe_Ilish_served_traditionally.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/A_photo_of_popular_Bengali_dish_Sorshe_Ilish_served_traditionally.jpg/440px-A_photo_of_popular_Bengali_dish_Sorshe_Ilish_served_traditionally.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3028" data-file-height="3096" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Shorshe_Ilish" class="mw-redirect" title="Shorshe Ilish">Shorshe Ilish</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Sweets">Sweets</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bengali_cuisine&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Sweets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bengali sweets have a long history. The Portuguese friar <a href="/wiki/Sebastien_Manrique" title="Sebastien Manrique">Sebastien Manrique</a>, travelling in the region in the 17th century, noted the multitude of milk-based foods and sweets prepared in traditional ways.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Falooda" title="Falooda">Falooda</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shahi_jilapi" title="Shahi jilapi">shahi jilapi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shemai" title="Shemai">shemai</a> are popular sweet foods and desserts. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Rasagulla">Rasagulla</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bengali_cuisine&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Rasagulla"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Rasagulla" class="mw-redirect" title="Rasagulla">Rasagulla</a>, a Bengali traditional sweet, is one of the most widely consumed sweets in India. It spread to Bengal in 1868. Chhana based sweets were introduced in Eastern India from about the 18th century; as the process and technology involved in synthesizing "Chhana" was introduced to the Indians by the Dutch in the 1790s. The cottage cheese "schmierkase" was also known as Dutch cheese.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The earlier versions of Rossogolla lacked binding capacity of the modern avatar that is well known and highly acclaimed today. This was due to the fact that the know-how involved in synthesizing such a sweet was unknown before being experimentally developed by <a href="/wiki/Nobin_Chandra_Das" title="Nobin Chandra Das">Nobin Chandra Das</a> and then constantly improved and further standardized by his successors. Furthermore, the "chhana" manufactured in those days was a coarse and granular variety and had low binding capacity. It was made by <a href="/wiki/Citric_acid" title="Citric acid">citric</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ascorbic_acid" class="mw-redirect" title="Ascorbic acid">ascorbic acid</a> from natural fruit extracts. This type of "chhana" cannot be worked on to compact into any regular and firm shape for the purpose of sweet-making, leave alone making Rossogolla. This is because of a documented technological issue – <a href="/wiki/Lactic_acid" title="Lactic acid">lactic acid</a> (extracted from <a href="/wiki/Whey" title="Whey">whey</a>) used to curdle <a href="/wiki/Milk" title="Milk">milk</a> now was introduced to India in the late 18th century by Dutch and Portuguese colonists (along with <a href="/wiki/Acetic_acid" title="Acetic acid">acetic acid</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is this method that creates the fine, smooth modern "chhana" with high binding capacity – which is now the staple raw material for <a href="/wiki/Bengali_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Bengali people">Bengali</a> <a href="/wiki/Confectionery" title="Confectionery">confectioners</a>. At present, <a href="/wiki/Nobin_Chandra_Das" title="Nobin Chandra Das">Nobin Chandra Das</a> is referred to have invented the spongy variant of rossogolla.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Darbesh">Darbesh</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bengali_cuisine&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Darbesh"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Laddu" title="Laddu">Laddu</a> (or as it is known as "darbesh" in Bengal) is a very common sweet in West Bengal and Bangladesh, as well as the rest of the subcontinent, especially during celebrations and festivities.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They are usually made out of flour, <a href="/wiki/Ghee" title="Ghee">ghee</a>/butter/oil and sugar. Alternative recipes can be made of coconut shavings and <a href="/wiki/Jaggery" title="Jaggery">jaggery</a>, raisins, chopped nuts, oatmeal, <a href="/wiki/Khoa" title="Khoa">khoa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nutmeg" title="Nutmeg">nutmeg</a>, cardamom, or poppy seeds, among other ingredients.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The sweet dates back to the year 4 BCE, where it was used for medicinal purposes and to keep the hormones of 9-11-year-old girls' hormones "in check".<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Pantua">Pantua</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bengali_cuisine&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Pantua"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Pantua</i> is similar to <a href="/wiki/Gulab_jamun" title="Gulab jamun">gulab jamun</a>, and could be called a Bengali variant of that dish.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Other_sweets">Other sweets</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bengali_cuisine&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Other sweets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Several varieties of <a href="/wiki/Dahi_(curd)" title="Dahi (curd)"><i>doi</i></a> such as <i>mishţi doi</i>, fruit-floured doi like <i>aam doi</i>, <a href="/wiki/Custard" title="Custard">custards</a>, and rice pudding (<i>khir</i> or <i>firni</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-:1_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> are also popular in West Bengal. </p><p><i>Shôndesh</i>, <i>chhanar jilapi</i>, <i>kalo jam</i>, <i>raghobshai</i>, "pantua", "jolbhora shondesh",<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "roshbhora", "lord chomchom", <i>payesh</i>, <i>bundiya</i>, <i>nalengurer shôndesh</i>, <i>malpoa</i>, <i>shor bhaja</i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Langcha" class="mw-redirect" title="Langcha">langcha</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Babarsa" title="Babarsa">babarsa</a></i>, and a variety of others are examples of sweets in Bengali cuisine. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Beverages">Beverages</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bengali_cuisine&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Beverages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Common beverages include <a href="/wiki/Sharbat_(beverage)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sharbat (beverage)">shorbot</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lassi" title="Lassi">lachhi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chaas" title="Chaas">ghol</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mattha" title="Mattha">matha</a>, <a href="/wiki/Falooda" title="Falooda">falooda</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rooh_Afza" title="Rooh Afza">Rooh Afza</a>. The two main types of Bengali tea are <a href="/wiki/Doodh_pati_chai" title="Doodh pati chai">dudh cha</a> (milk tea) and <a href="/wiki/Masala_chai" title="Masala chai">masala cha</a>. <a href="/wiki/Srimangal" class="mw-redirect" title="Srimangal">Srimangal</a>, the tea capital of Bengal, is famed for the <a href="/wiki/Seven_Color_Tea" class="mw-redirect" title="Seven Color Tea">Seven Color Tea</a> whilst Dhaka is famed for the <a href="/wiki/Borhani" title="Borhani">borhani</a>. Traditional fruit juices (<i>rosh</i>) are also drunk such as <a href="/wiki/Sugarcane_juice" title="Sugarcane juice">sugarcane juice</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aamras" title="Aamras">mango juice</a>, <a href="/wiki/Palm_fruit_juice" title="Palm fruit juice">palm fruit juice</a>, <a href="/wiki/Date_juice" title="Date juice">date juice</a> as well as <a href="/wiki/Basil#Seeds" title="Basil">basil seed</a> or <a href="/wiki/Hyptis_suaveolens" class="mw-redirect" title="Hyptis suaveolens">tukma</a>-based drinks. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bengali_cuisine&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 92px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 90px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Panta_Ilish_decorated_(2417225034).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Panta bhat with Ilish Bhaja and Bhurta, popular Bengali New Year meal"><img alt="Panta bhat with Ilish Bhaja and Bhurta, popular Bengali New Year meal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Panta_Ilish_decorated_%282417225034%29.jpg/135px-Panta_Ilish_decorated_%282417225034%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Panta_Ilish_decorated_%282417225034%29.jpg/202px-Panta_Ilish_decorated_%282417225034%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Panta_Ilish_decorated_%282417225034%29.jpg/270px-Panta_Ilish_decorated_%282417225034%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1944" data-file-height="2592" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Panta bhat with Ilish Bhaja and Bhurta, popular Bengali New Year meal</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Iftar_beguni.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Traditional Bengali Iftar Bazaar [69]"><img alt="Traditional Bengali Iftar Bazaar [69]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Iftar_beguni.JPG/240px-Iftar_beguni.JPG" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Iftar_beguni.JPG/360px-Iftar_beguni.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Iftar_beguni.JPG/480px-Iftar_beguni.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3488" data-file-height="2616" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Traditional Bengali Iftar Bazaar <sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 182px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Panta_Ilish_-_a_traditional_platter_in_Pohela_Boishakh_2016_(02).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A very traditional meal of Bengal"><img alt="A very traditional meal of Bengal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Panta_Ilish_-_a_traditional_platter_in_Pohela_Boishakh_2016_%2802%29.jpg/270px-Panta_Ilish_-_a_traditional_platter_in_Pohela_Boishakh_2016_%2802%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Panta_Ilish_-_a_traditional_platter_in_Pohela_Boishakh_2016_%2802%29.jpg/405px-Panta_Ilish_-_a_traditional_platter_in_Pohela_Boishakh_2016_%2802%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Panta_Ilish_-_a_traditional_platter_in_Pohela_Boishakh_2016_%2802%29.jpg/540px-Panta_Ilish_-_a_traditional_platter_in_Pohela_Boishakh_2016_%2802%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4272" data-file-height="2848" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A very traditional meal of Bengal</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 276.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 274.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bengali_traditional_food.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A fancy arrangement of Bengali food"><img alt="A fancy arrangement of Bengali food" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Bengali_traditional_food.jpg/412px-Bengali_traditional_food.jpg" decoding="async" width="275" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Bengali_traditional_food.jpg/617px-Bengali_traditional_food.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Bengali_traditional_food.jpg/823px-Bengali_traditional_food.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4033" data-file-height="1765" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A fancy arrangement of Bengali food</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 144.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 142.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bengali_vegetarian_thali.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bengali vegetarian meal"><img alt="Bengali vegetarian meal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Bengali_vegetarian_thali.jpg/214px-Bengali_vegetarian_thali.jpg" decoding="async" width="143" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Bengali_vegetarian_thali.jpg/321px-Bengali_vegetarian_thali.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Bengali_vegetarian_thali.jpg/428px-Bengali_vegetarian_thali.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3505" data-file-height="2950" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Bengali vegetarian meal</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bengali_cuisine&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bangladeshi_cuisine" title="Bangladeshi cuisine">Bangladeshi cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Bangladeshi_dishes" title="List of Bangladeshi dishes">List of Bangladeshi dishes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Bengali_spices" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Bengali spices">List of Bengali spices</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tempering_(spices)" title="Tempering (spices)">Chaunk</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bengali_cuisine&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media 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Temple University Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-59213-096-8" title="Special:BookSources/1-59213-096-8"><bdi>1-59213-096-8</bdi></a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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cuisine">Balkan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_European_cuisine" title="Central European cuisine">Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_European_cuisine" title="Eastern European cuisine">Eastern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_European_cuisines" title="List of European cuisines">list</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oceanian_cuisine" title="Oceanian cuisine">Oceanian</a></li> <li>Intercontinental <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Global_cuisine" title="Global cuisine">Global</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latin_American_cuisine" title="Latin American cuisine">Latin American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_cuisine" title="Mediterranean cuisine">Mediterranean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middle_Eastern_cuisine" title="Middle Eastern cuisine">Middle Eastern</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/National_dish" title="National dish">National</a> and<br /><a href="/wiki/Regional_cuisine" title="Regional cuisine">regional</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Afghan_cuisine" title="Afghan cuisine">Afghan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albanian_cuisine" title="Albanian cuisine">Albanian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Algerian_cuisine" title="Algerian cuisine">Algerian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_cuisine" title="American cuisine">American</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/California_cuisine" title="California cuisine">Californian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Floribbean_cuisine" title="Floribbean cuisine">Floribbean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_Hawaii" title="Cuisine of Hawaii">Hawaiian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lowcountry_cuisine" title="Lowcountry cuisine">Lowcountry (South Carolina)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_the_Midwestern_United_States" title="Cuisine of the Midwestern United States">Midwestern US</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_New_England" title="Cuisine of New England">New English</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Mexican_cuisine" title="New Mexican cuisine">New Mexican</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Northwest_cuisine" title="Pacific Northwest cuisine">Pacific Northwestern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rican_cuisine" title="Puerto Rican cuisine">Puerto Rican</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_the_Southern_United_States" title="Cuisine of the Southern United States">Southern US</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_the_Southwestern_United_States" title="Cuisine of the Southwestern United States">Southwestern US</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texan_cuisine" title="Texan cuisine">Texan</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angolan_cuisine" title="Angolan cuisine">Angolan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Argentine_cuisine" title="Argentine cuisine">Argentine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_cuisine" title="Armenian cuisine">Armenian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australian_cuisine" title="Australian cuisine">Australian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austrian_cuisine" title="Austrian cuisine">Austrian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azerbaijani_cuisine" title="Azerbaijani cuisine">Azerbaijani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bahraini_cuisine" title="Bahraini cuisine">Bahraini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladeshi_cuisine" title="Bangladeshi cuisine">Bangladeshi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbadian_cuisine" title="Barbadian cuisine">Barbadian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belarusian_cuisine" title="Belarusian cuisine">Belarusian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belgian_cuisine" title="Belgian cuisine">Belgian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belizean_cuisine" title="Belizean cuisine">Belizean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benin_cuisine" title="Benin cuisine">Beninese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhutanese_cuisine" title="Bhutanese cuisine">Bhutanese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bolivian_cuisine" title="Bolivian cuisine">Bolivian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_cuisine" title="Bosnia and Herzegovina cuisine">Bosnian-Herzegovinian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Botswana_cuisine" title="Botswana cuisine">Botswana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brazilian_cuisine" title="Brazilian cuisine">Brazilian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_cuisine" title="British cuisine">British</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anguillian_cuisine" title="Anguillian cuisine">Anguillia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Channel_Islands_cuisine" title="Channel Islands cuisine">Channel Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/English_cuisine" title="English cuisine">English</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gibraltarian_cuisine" title="Gibraltarian cuisine">Gibraltarian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Irish_cuisine" title="Northern Irish cuisine">Northern Irish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_Saint_Helena" title="Cuisine of Saint Helena">Saint Helena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_cuisine" title="Scottish cuisine">Scottish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welsh_cuisine" title="Welsh cuisine">Welsh</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruneian_cuisine" title="Bruneian cuisine">Bruneian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_cuisine" title="Bulgarian cuisine">Bulgarian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burkinabe_cuisine" title="Burkinabe cuisine">Burkinabé</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burmese_cuisine" title="Burmese cuisine">Burmese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burundian_cuisine" title="Burundian cuisine">Burundian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cambodian_cuisine" title="Cambodian cuisine">Cambodian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cameroonian_cuisine" title="Cameroonian cuisine">Cameroonian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_cuisine" title="Canadian cuisine">Canadian</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Acadian_cuisine" title="Acadian cuisine">Acadian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_Quebec" title="Cuisine of Quebec">Québécois</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_the_Central_African_Republic" title="Cuisine of the Central African Republic">Central African Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chadian_cuisine" title="Chadian cuisine">Chadian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chilean_cuisine" title="Chilean cuisine">Chilean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_cuisine" title="Chinese cuisine">Chinese</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Beijing_cuisine" title="Beijing cuisine">Beijing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cantonese_cuisine" title="Cantonese cuisine">Cantonese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_cuisine" title="Hong Kong cuisine">Hong Kong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Macanese_cuisine" title="Macanese cuisine">Macanese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shandong_cuisine" title="Shandong cuisine">Shandong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sichuan_cuisine" title="Sichuan cuisine">Sichuan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tibetan_cuisine" title="Tibetan cuisine">Tibetan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uyghur_cuisine" title="Uyghur cuisine">Xinjiang</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colombian_cuisine" title="Colombian cuisine">Colombian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Congolese_cuisine" title="Congolese cuisine">Congolese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croatian_cuisine" title="Croatian cuisine">Croatian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuban_cuisine" title="Cuban cuisine">Cuban</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cypriot_cuisine" title="Cypriot cuisine">Cypriot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Czech_cuisine" title="Czech cuisine">Czech</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danish_cuisine" title="Danish cuisine">Danish</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Faroese_cuisine" title="Faroese cuisine">Faroese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenlandic_cuisine" title="Greenlandic cuisine">Greenlandic</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Djiboutian_cuisine" title="Djiboutian cuisine">Djiboutian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominica_cuisine" title="Dominica cuisine">Dominican</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Republic_cuisine" title="Dominican Republic cuisine">Dominican Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dutch_cuisine" title="Dutch cuisine">Dutch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_East_Timor" title="Cuisine of East Timor">East Timorese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ecuadorian_cuisine" title="Ecuadorian cuisine">Ecuadorian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egyptian_cuisine" title="Egyptian cuisine">Egyptian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emirati_cuisine" title="Emirati cuisine">Emirati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_Equatorial_Guinea" title="Cuisine of Equatorial Guinea">Equatorial Guinean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eritrean_cuisine" title="Eritrean cuisine">Eritrean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estonian_cuisine" title="Estonian cuisine">Estonian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethiopian_cuisine" title="Ethiopian cuisine">Ethiopian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fijian_cuisine" title="Fijian cuisine">Fijian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Filipino_cuisine" title="Filipino cuisine">Filipino</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kapampangan_cuisine" title="Kapampangan cuisine">Kapampangan</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finnish_cuisine" title="Finnish cuisine">Finnish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_cuisine" title="French cuisine">French</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_Corsica" title="Cuisine of Corsica">Corsican</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_R%C3%A9union" title="Cuisine of Réunion">La Réunion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_Guianan_cuisine" title="French Guianan cuisine">French Guianan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Occitan_cuisine" title="Occitan cuisine">Occitan</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gabonese_cuisine" title="Gabonese cuisine">Gabonese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gambian_cuisine" title="Gambian cuisine">Gambian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgian_cuisine" title="Georgian cuisine">Georgian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_cuisine" title="German cuisine">German</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghanaian_cuisine" title="Ghanaian cuisine">Ghanaian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greek_cuisine" title="Greek cuisine">Greek</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cretan_cuisine" title="Cretan cuisine">Cretan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epirotic_cuisine" title="Epirotic cuisine">Epirotic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greek_Macedonian_cuisine" title="Greek Macedonian cuisine">Greek Macedonian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_the_Ionian_Islands" title="Cuisine of the Ionian Islands">Heptanesean</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guatemalan_cuisine" title="Guatemalan cuisine">Guatemalan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guinea-Bissauan_cuisine" title="Guinea-Bissauan cuisine">Guinea-Bissauan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_Guinea" title="Cuisine of Guinea">Guinean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haitian_cuisine" title="Haitian cuisine">Haitian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honduran_cuisine" title="Honduran cuisine">Honduran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hungarian_cuisine" title="Hungarian cuisine">Hungarian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Icelandic_cuisine" title="Icelandic cuisine">Icelandic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_cuisine" title="Indian cuisine">Indian</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andhra_cuisine" title="Andhra cuisine">Andhra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arunachali_cuisine" title="Arunachali cuisine">Arunachali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assamese_cuisine" title="Assamese cuisine">Assamese</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bengali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bihari_cuisine" title="Bihari cuisine">Bihari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chhattisgarhi_cuisine" title="Chhattisgarhi cuisine">Chhattisgarhi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goan_cuisine" title="Goan cuisine">Goan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gujarati_cuisine" title="Gujarati cuisine">Gujarati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haryanvi_cuisine" class="mw-redirect" title="Haryanvi cuisine">Haryanvi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kashmiri_cuisine" title="Kashmiri cuisine">Kashmiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jharkhandi_cuisine" title="Jharkhandi cuisine">Jharkhandi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karnataka_cuisine" title="Karnataka cuisine">Karnataka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerala_cuisine" title="Kerala cuisine">Kerala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maharashtrian_cuisine" title="Maharashtrian cuisine">Maharashtrian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manipuri_cuisine" title="Manipuri cuisine">Manipuri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meghalayan_cuisine" title="Meghalayan cuisine">Meghalayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mizo_cuisine" title="Mizo cuisine">Mizo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naga_cuisine" title="Naga cuisine">Naga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Odia_cuisine" class="mw-redirect" title="Odia cuisine">Odia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Punjabi_cuisine" title="Punjabi cuisine">Punjabi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajasthani_cuisine" title="Rajasthani cuisine">Rajasthani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikkimese_cuisine" title="Sikkimese cuisine">Sikkimese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sindhi_cuisine" title="Sindhi cuisine">Sindhi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_cuisine" title="Tamil cuisine">Tamil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telangana_cuisine" title="Telangana cuisine">Telangana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tripuri_cuisine" title="Tripuri cuisine">Tripuri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh_cuisine" title="Uttar Pradesh cuisine">Uttar Pradesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uttarakhandi_cuisine" title="Uttarakhandi cuisine">Uttarakhandi</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indonesian_cuisine" title="Indonesian cuisine">Indonesian</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Acehnese_cuisine" title="Acehnese cuisine">Acehnese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balinese_cuisine" title="Balinese cuisine">Balinese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banjar_cuisine" title="Banjar cuisine">Banjar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batak_cuisine" title="Batak cuisine">Batak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Betawi_cuisine" title="Betawi cuisine">Betawi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gorontalo_cuisine" class="mw-redirect" title="Gorontalo cuisine">Gorontalese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indo_cuisine" title="Indo cuisine">Indo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Javanese_cuisine" title="Javanese cuisine">Javanese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madurese_cuisine" title="Madurese cuisine">Madurese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Makassar_cuisine" title="Makassar cuisine">Makassar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minahasan_cuisine" title="Minahasan cuisine">Minahasan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padang_cuisine" title="Padang cuisine">Minangkabau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palembang_cuisine" title="Palembang cuisine">Palembangese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sundanese_cuisine" title="Sundanese cuisine">Sundanese</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iranian_cuisine" title="Iranian cuisine">Iranian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iraqi_cuisine" title="Iraqi cuisine">Iraqi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_cuisine" title="Irish cuisine">Irish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Israeli_cuisine" title="Israeli cuisine">Israeli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_cuisine" title="Italian cuisine">Italian</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_Abruzzo" title="Cuisine of Abruzzo">Abruzzese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apulian_cuisine" title="Apulian cuisine">Apulian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_Liguria" title="Cuisine of Liguria">Ligurian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lombard_cuisine" title="Lombard cuisine">Lombard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_Basilicata" title="Cuisine of Basilicata">Lucanian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neapolitan_cuisine" title="Neapolitan cuisine">Neapolitan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piedmontese_cuisine" title="Piedmontese cuisine">Piedmontese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roman_cuisine" title="Roman cuisine">Roman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_Sardinia" title="Cuisine of Sardinia">Sardinian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sicilian_cuisine" title="Sicilian cuisine">Sicilian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tuscan_food" title="Tuscan food">Tuscan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_Veneto" class="mw-redirect" title="Cuisine of Veneto">Venetian</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivorian_cuisine" title="Ivorian cuisine">Ivorian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamaican_cuisine" title="Jamaican cuisine">Jamaican</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_cuisine" title="Japanese cuisine">Japanese</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Okinawan_cuisine" title="Okinawan cuisine">Okinawan</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jordanian_cuisine" title="Jordanian cuisine">Jordanian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kazakh_cuisine" title="Kazakh cuisine">Kazakh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenyan_cuisine" class="mw-redirect" title="Kenyan cuisine">Kenyan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_cuisine" title="Korean cuisine">Korean</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_Korean_cuisine" title="North Korean cuisine">North Korean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Korean_cuisine" title="South Korean cuisine">South Korean</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosovan_cuisine" class="mw-redirect" title="Kosovan cuisine">Kosovan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuwaiti_cuisine" title="Kuwaiti cuisine">Kuwaiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyrgyz_cuisine" title="Kyrgyz cuisine">Kyrgyz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lao_cuisine" title="Lao cuisine">Lao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latvian_cuisine" title="Latvian cuisine">Latvian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lebanese_cuisine" title="Lebanese cuisine">Lebanese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_Lesotho" title="Cuisine of Lesotho">Lesotho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberian_cuisine" title="Liberian cuisine">Liberian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Libyan_cuisine" title="Libyan cuisine">Libyan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liechtenstein_cuisine" title="Liechtenstein cuisine">Liechtensteiner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_cuisine" title="Lithuanian cuisine">Lithuanian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_Luxembourg" title="Cuisine of Luxembourg">Luxembourgish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Macedonian_cuisine" title="Macedonian cuisine">Macedonian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malagasy_cuisine" title="Malagasy cuisine">Malagasy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malawian_cuisine" title="Malawian cuisine">Malawian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malaysian_cuisine" title="Malaysian cuisine">Malaysian</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sabahan_cuisine" title="Sabahan cuisine">Sabahan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarawakian_cuisine" title="Sarawakian cuisine">Sarawakian</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maldivian_cuisine" title="Maldivian cuisine">Maldivian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malian_cuisine" title="Malian cuisine">Malian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maltese_cuisine" title="Maltese cuisine">Maltese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marshallese_cuisine" title="Marshallese cuisine">Marshallese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mauritanian_cuisine" title="Mauritanian cuisine">Mauritanian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mauritian_cuisine" title="Mauritian cuisine">Mauritian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mexican_cuisine" title="Mexican cuisine">Mexican</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moldovan_cuisine" title="Moldovan cuisine">Moldovan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mon%C3%A9gasque_cuisine" title="Monégasque cuisine">Monégasque</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mongolian_cuisine" title="Mongolian cuisine">Mongolian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montenegrin_cuisine" title="Montenegrin cuisine">Montenegrin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moroccan_cuisine" title="Moroccan cuisine">Moroccan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mozambican_cuisine" title="Mozambican cuisine">Mozambican</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namibian_cuisine" title="Namibian cuisine">Namibian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nauruan_cuisine" title="Nauruan cuisine">Nauruan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nepalese_cuisine" title="Nepalese cuisine">Nepalese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_cuisine" title="New Zealand cuisine">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicaraguan_cuisine" title="Nicaraguan cuisine">Nicaraguan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_Niger" title="Cuisine of Niger">Niger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_cuisine" title="Nigerian cuisine">Nigerian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niuean_cuisine" title="Niuean cuisine">Niuean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norwegian_cuisine" title="Norwegian cuisine">Norwegian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omani_cuisine" title="Omani cuisine">Omani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistani_cuisine" title="Pakistani cuisine">Pakistani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palestinian_cuisine" title="Palestinian cuisine">Palestinian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panamanian_cuisine" title="Panamanian cuisine">Panamanian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinean_cuisine" title="Papua New Guinean cuisine">Papua New Guinean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paraguayan_cuisine" title="Paraguayan cuisine">Paraguayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peruvian_cuisine" title="Peruvian cuisine">Peruvian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polish_cuisine" title="Polish cuisine">Polish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portuguese_cuisine" title="Portuguese cuisine">Portuguese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qatari_cuisine" title="Qatari cuisine">Qatari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romanian_cuisine" title="Romanian cuisine">Romanian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russian_cuisine" title="Russian cuisine">Russian</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bashkir_cuisine" title="Bashkir cuisine">Bashkir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chechen_cuisine" title="Chechen cuisine">Chechen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Circassian_cuisine" title="Circassian cuisine">Circassian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cossack_cuisine" title="Cossack cuisine">Cossack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Komi_cuisine" title="Komi cuisine">Komi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mordovian_cuisine" title="Mordovian cuisine">Mordovian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sakha_cuisine" title="Sakha cuisine">Sakha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tatar_cuisine" title="Tatar cuisine">Tatar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Udmurt_cuisine" title="Udmurt cuisine">Udmurt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yamal_cuisine" title="Yamal cuisine">Yamal</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rwandan_cuisine" title="Rwandan cuisine">Rwandan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Lucian_cuisine" title="Saint Lucian cuisine">Saint Lucian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salvadoran_cuisine" title="Salvadoran cuisine">Salvadoran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sammarinese_cuisine" title="Sammarinese cuisine">Sammarinese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe" title="Cuisine of São Tomé and Príncipe">São Tomé and Príncipe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabian_cuisine" title="Saudi Arabian cuisine">Saudi Arabian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senegalese_cuisine" title="Senegalese cuisine">Senegalese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serbian_cuisine" title="Serbian cuisine">Serbian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seychellois_cuisine" title="Seychellois cuisine">Seychellois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sierra_Leonean_cuisine" title="Sierra Leonean cuisine">Sierra Leonean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Singaporean_cuisine" title="Singaporean cuisine">Singaporean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slovak_cuisine" title="Slovak cuisine">Slovak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slovenian_cuisine" title="Slovenian cuisine">Slovenian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somali_cuisine" title="Somali cuisine">Somali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_African_cuisine" title="South African cuisine">South African</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_cuisine" title="Spanish cuisine">Spanish</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andalusian_cuisine" title="Andalusian cuisine">Andalusian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asturian_cuisine" title="Asturian cuisine">Asturian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balearic_cuisine" title="Balearic cuisine">Balearic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basque_cuisine" title="Basque cuisine">Basque</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canarian_cuisine" title="Canarian cuisine">Canarian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cantabrian_cuisine" title="Cantabrian cuisine">Cantabrian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catalan_cuisine" title="Catalan cuisine">Catalan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Extremaduran_cuisine" title="Extremaduran cuisine">Extremaduran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Galician_cuisine" title="Galician cuisine">Galician</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manchego_cuisine" title="Manchego cuisine">Manchegan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valencian_cuisine" title="Valencian cuisine">Valencian</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_cuisine" title="Sri Lankan cuisine">Sri Lankan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudanese_cuisine" title="Sudanese cuisine">Sudanese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_Eswatini" title="Cuisine of Eswatini">Swazi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swedish_cuisine" title="Swedish cuisine">Swedish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_cuisine" title="Swiss cuisine">Swiss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Syrian_cuisine" title="Syrian cuisine">Syrian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taiwanese_cuisine" title="Taiwanese cuisine">Taiwanese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tajik_cuisine" title="Tajik cuisine">Tajik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanzanian_cuisine" class="mw-redirect" title="Tanzanian cuisine">Tanzanian</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Zanzibari_cuisine" title="Zanzibari cuisine">Zanzibari</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thai_cuisine" title="Thai cuisine">Thai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Togolese_cuisine" title="Togolese cuisine">Togolese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tunisian_cuisine" title="Tunisian cuisine">Tunisian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_cuisine" title="Turkish cuisine">Turkish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkmen_cuisine" title="Turkmen cuisine">Turkmen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tuvaluan_cuisine" title="Tuvaluan cuisine">Tuvaluan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago_cuisine" title="Trinidad and Tobago cuisine">Trinidadian and Tobagonian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ugandan_cuisine" title="Ugandan cuisine">Ugandan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_cuisine" title="Ukrainian cuisine">Ukrainian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uruguayan_cuisine" title="Uruguayan cuisine">Uruguayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uzbek_cuisine" title="Uzbek cuisine">Uzbek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vanuatuan_cuisine" title="Vanuatuan cuisine">Vanuatuan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venezuelan_cuisine" title="Venezuelan cuisine">Venezuelan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vietnamese_cuisine" title="Vietnamese cuisine">Vietnamese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Saharan_cuisine" title="Western Saharan cuisine">Western Saharan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yemeni_cuisine" title="Yemeni cuisine">Yemeni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zambian_cuisine" title="Zambian cuisine">Zambian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zimbabwean_cuisine" class="mw-redirect" title="Zimbabwean cuisine">Zimbabwean</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Ethnic</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Soul_food" title="Soul food">African American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ainu_cuisine" title="Ainu cuisine">Ainu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arab_cuisine" title="Arab cuisine">Arab</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arab_Indonesian_cuisine" title="Arab Indonesian cuisine">Arab-Indonesian</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aromanian_cuisine" title="Aromanian cuisine">Aromanian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assyrian_cuisine" title="Assyrian cuisine">Assyrian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balochi_cuisine" title="Balochi cuisine">Balochi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berber_cuisine" title="Berber cuisine">Berber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buryat_cuisine" title="Buryat cuisine">Buryat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cajun_cuisine" title="Cajun cuisine">Cajun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_cuisine" title="Chinese cuisine">Chinese</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Chinese_cuisine" title="American Chinese cuisine">American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australian_Chinese_cuisine" title="Australian Chinese cuisine">Australian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Chinese_cuisine" title="British Chinese cuisine">British</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cambodian_Chinese_cuisine" title="Cambodian Chinese cuisine">Cambodian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Chinese_cuisine" title="Canadian Chinese cuisine">Canadian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Filipino_Chinese_cuisine" title="Filipino Chinese cuisine">Filipino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indo-Chinese_cuisine" class="mw-redirect" title="Indo-Chinese cuisine">Indian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Indonesian_cuisine" title="Chinese Indonesian cuisine">Indonesian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malaysian_Chinese_cuisine" title="Malaysian Chinese cuisine">Malaysian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistani_Chinese_cuisine" title="Pakistani Chinese cuisine">Pakistani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chifa" title="Chifa">Peruvian</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crimean_Tatar_cuisine" title="Crimean Tatar cuisine">Crimean Tatar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gagauz_cuisine" title="Gagauz cuisine">Gagauz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greek-American_cuisine" title="Greek-American cuisine">Greek-American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hazaragi_cuisine" class="mw-redirect" title="Hazaragi cuisine">Hazaragi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hmong_cuisine" title="Hmong cuisine">Hmong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_cuisine" title="Indian cuisine">Indian</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anglo-Indian_cuisine" title="Anglo-Indian cuisine">English</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Indonesian_cuisine" title="Indian Indonesian cuisine">Indonesian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malaysian_Indian_cuisine" title="Malaysian Indian cuisine">Malaysian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Indian_cuisine" title="North Indian cuisine">North Indian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Indian_cuisine" title="South Indian cuisine">South Indian</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indigenous_cuisine_of_the_Americas" title="Indigenous cuisine of the Americas">Indigenous American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bush_tucker" title="Bush tucker">Indigenous Australian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inuit_cuisine" title="Inuit cuisine">Inuit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian-American_cuisine" title="Italian-American cuisine">Italian American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jewish_cuisine" title="Jewish cuisine">Jewish</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Jewish_cuisine" title="American Jewish cuisine">American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashkenazi_Jewish_cuisine" title="Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine">Ashkenazi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bukharan_Jewish_cuisine" title="Bukharan Jewish cuisine">Bukharan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethiopian_Jewish_cuisine" title="Ethiopian Jewish cuisine">Ethiopian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mizrahi_Jewish_cuisine" title="Mizrahi Jewish cuisine">Mizrahi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moroccan_Jewish_cuisine" title="Moroccan Jewish cuisine">Moroccan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sephardic_Jewish_cuisine" title="Sephardic Jewish cuisine">Sephardic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Syrian_Jewish_cuisine" title="Syrian Jewish cuisine">Syrian</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurdish_cuisine" title="Kurdish cuisine">Kurdish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Livonian_cuisine" title="Livonian cuisine">Livonian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Creole_cuisine" title="Louisiana Creole cuisine">Louisiana Creole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malay_cuisine" title="Malay cuisine">Malay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ossetian_cuisine" title="Ossetian cuisine">Ossetian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parsi_cuisine" title="Parsi cuisine">Parsi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pashtun_cuisine" title="Pashtun cuisine">Pashtun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_the_Pennsylvania_Dutch" title="Cuisine of the Pennsylvania Dutch">Pennsylvania Dutch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peranakan_cuisine" title="Peranakan cuisine">Peranakan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pontic_Greek_cuisine" title="Pontic Greek cuisine">Pontic Greek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romani_cuisine" title="Romani cuisine">Romani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S%C3%A1mi_cuisine" title="Sámi cuisine">Sámi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tex-Mex" title="Tex-Mex">Tejano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transylvanian_Saxon_cuisine" title="Transylvanian Saxon cuisine">Transylvanian Saxon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yup%27ik_cuisine" class="mw-redirect" title="Yup'ik cuisine">Yup'ik</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Religious</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Buddhist_cuisine" title="Buddhist cuisine">Buddhist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_dietary_laws" title="Christian dietary laws">Christian</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Goan_Catholic_cuisine" title="Goan Catholic cuisine">Goan Catholic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mangalorean_Catholic_cuisine" title="Mangalorean Catholic cuisine">Mangalorean Catholic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mennonite_cuisine" title="Mennonite cuisine">Mennonite</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diet_in_Hinduism" title="Diet in Hinduism">Hindu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Islamic_dietary_laws" title="Islamic dietary laws">Islamic</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Islamic_cuisine" title="Chinese Islamic cuisine">Chinese</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ital" title="Ital">Ital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jain_vegetarianism" title="Jain vegetarianism">Jain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kashrut" title="Kashrut">Kashrut</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kosher_food" class="mw-redirect" title="Kosher food">Kosher food</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ritual_slaughter" title="Ritual slaughter">Ritual slaughter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diet_in_Sikhism" title="Diet in Sikhism">Sikh</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_historical_cuisines" title="List of historical cuisines">Historical</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ancient_Egyptian_cuisine" title="Ancient Egyptian cuisine">Ancient Egyptian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ancient_Greek_cuisine" title="Ancient Greek cuisine">Ancient Greek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ancient_Israelite_cuisine" title="Ancient Israelite cuisine">Ancient Israelite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ancient_Roman_cuisine" title="Ancient Roman cuisine">Ancient Roman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_Antebellum_America" title="Cuisine of Antebellum America">Antebellum America</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aztec_cuisine" title="Aztec cuisine">Aztec</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_cuisine" title="Byzantine cuisine">Byzantine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Early_modern_European_cuisine" title="Early modern European cuisine">Early modern European</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Argentine_cuisine" title="History of Argentine cuisine">Historical Argentine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Chinese_cuisine" title="History of Chinese cuisine">Historical Chinese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Indian_cuisine" title="History of Indian cuisine">Historical Indian subcontinent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Japanese_cuisine" title="History of Japanese cuisine">Historical Japanese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Origins_of_North_Indian_and_Pakistani_foods" title="Origins of North Indian and Pakistani foods">Historical North Indian and Pakistani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_agriculture" title="History of agriculture">History of agriculture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_alcoholic_drinks" title="History of alcoholic drinks">History of alcoholic drinks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_bread" title="History of bread">History of bread</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_seafood" title="History of seafood">History of seafood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_vegetarianism" title="History of vegetarianism">History of vegetarianism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hittite_cuisine" title="Hittite cuisine">Hittite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inca_cuisine" title="Inca cuisine">Inca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ancient_Maya_cuisine" title="Ancient Maya cuisine">Mayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muisca_cuisine" title="Muisca cuisine">Muisca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mughlai_cuisine" title="Mughlai cuisine">Mughal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medieval_cuisine" title="Medieval cuisine">Medieval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ottoman_cuisine" title="Ottoman cuisine">Ottoman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peasant_foods" title="Peasant foods">Peasant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Native_cuisine_of_Hawaii" title="Native cuisine of Hawaii">Pre-contact Hawaiian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_royal_court_cuisine" title="Korean royal court cuisine">Korean royal court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Food_and_the_Scottish_royal_household" title="Food and the Scottish royal household">Scottish royal household</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soviet_cuisine" title="Soviet cuisine">Soviet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_the_Thirteen_Colonies" title="Cuisine of the Thirteen Colonies">Thirteen Colonies</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Styles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_classique" class="mw-redirect" title="Cuisine classique">Classique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fast_food" title="Fast food">Fast food</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fusion_cuisine" title="Fusion cuisine">Fusion</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_American_cuisine" title="New American cuisine">New American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eurasian_cuisine_of_Singapore_and_Malaysia" title="Eurasian cuisine of Singapore and Malaysia">Eurasian</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haute_cuisine" title="Haute cuisine">Haute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Molecular_gastronomy" title="Molecular gastronomy">Molecular gastronomy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Note_by_Note_cuisine" title="Note by Note cuisine">Note by Note</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nouvelle_cuisine" title="Nouvelle cuisine">Nouvelle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vegetarian_cuisine" title="Vegetarian cuisine">Vegetarian</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lists</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cuisines" title="List of cuisines">List of cuisines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_historical_cuisines" title="List of historical cuisines">List of historical cuisines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_foods" title="Lists of foods">Lists of foods</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_prepared_foods" title="Lists of prepared foods">Prepared</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Sylheti_cuisine" class="mw-redirect" title="Sylheti cuisine">Sylhet</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Alu_chat" title="Alu chat">Alu chat</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Beef_Hatkhora" class="mw-redirect" title="Beef Hatkhora">Beef Hatkhora</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Chicken_tikka_masala" title="Chicken tikka masala">Chicken tikka masala</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Chunga_Pitha" title="Chunga Pitha">Chunga Pitha</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Citrus_macroptera" title="Citrus macroptera">Citrus macroptera</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Duck_Bamboo_Curry" title="Duck Bamboo Curry">Duck Bamboo Curry</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Forash" title="Forash">Forash</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Handesh" title="Handesh">Handesh</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Hutki_shira" class="mw-redirect" title="Hutki shira">Hutki shira</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Nunor_Bora" title="Nunor Bora">Nunor Bora</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Phall" title="Phall">Phall</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Seven_Color_Tea" class="mw-redirect" title="Seven Color Tea">Seven Color Tea</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Soft_Khichuri" title="Soft Khichuri">Soft Khichuri</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Thoikor_Tenga" title="Thoikor Tenga">Thoikor Tenga</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Tusha_Shinni" title="Tusha Shinni">Tusha Shinni</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cumilla and <a href="/wiki/Chittagonian_cuisine" class="mw-redirect" title="Chittagonian cuisine">Chittagong</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Bela_biscuit" title="Bela biscuit">Bela biscuit</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Durus_kura" title="Durus kura">Durus kura</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Mezban" title="Mezban">Mezban</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cuisine_of_North_Bengal&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cuisine of North Bengal (page does not exist)">North Bengal</a> (Rangpur and Rajshahi)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kalai_Ruti&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kalai Ruti (page does not exist)">Kalai Ruti</a></dd> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sholka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sholka (page does not exist)">Sholka</a></dd> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pelka_cuisine&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pelka cuisine (page does not exist)">Pelka</a></dd> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shidol&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Shidol (page does not exist)">Shidol</a></dd> <dd><a 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style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Garo_cuisine&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Garo cuisine (page does not exist)">Garo</a>/Mandi</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thaingjaba&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thaingjaba (page does not exist)">Thaingjaba</a></dd> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nakham&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nakham (page does not exist)">Nakham</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bengali</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Akhni" title="Akhni">Akhni</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Aloo_gosht" title="Aloo gosht">Alu gosht</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Dum_Aloo" class="mw-redirect" title="Dum Aloo">Alur Dom</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Beef_Satkara" class="mw-redirect" title="Beef Satkara">Beef Satkara</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Bhurta" title="Bhurta">Bhorta</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Begun_bhorta" class="mw-redirect" title="Begun bhorta">Begun bhorta</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Alu_Bharta" class="mw-redirect" title="Alu Bharta">Alu Bharta</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Glutinous_rice#Bangladeshi" title="Glutinous rice">Bini/biran bhat</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Biryani" title="Biryani">Biryani</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Chadachadi" title="Chadachadi">Chacchari</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Chutney" title="Chutney">Chatni</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Chicken_karahi" title="Chicken karahi">Chicken korai</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Chicken_tikka" title="Chicken tikka">Chicken tikka</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Chingri_malai_curry" title="Chingri malai curry">Chingri malai curry</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Flattened_rice" title="Flattened rice">Chira</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Dal" title="Dal">Dal</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Durus_kura" title="Durus kura">Durus kura</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Fried_fish" title="Fried fish">Fried fish</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Gosht" title="Gosht">Gosht</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Duck_Bamboo_Curry" title="Duck Bamboo Curry">Hash O Bash</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Hutki_Shira" class="mw-redirect" title="Hutki Shira">Hutki Shira</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Jalfrezi" title="Jalfrezi">Jalfrezi</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Kala_bhuna" title="Kala bhuna">Kala bhuna</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Kebab" title="Kebab">Kebab</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Seekh_kebab" title="Seekh kebab">Seekh kebab</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Shami_kebab" title="Shami kebab">Shami kebab</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Keema_Matar" class="mw-redirect" title="Keema Matar">Keema Motor</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Khichra" title="Khichra">Khichra</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Khichuri" 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<dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Mundi" title="Mundi">Mundi</a></dd> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nappi_cuisine&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nappi cuisine (page does not exist)">Nappi</a></dd> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hangro&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hangro (page does not exist)">Hangro</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Maroi" class="mw-redirect" title="Maroi">Maroi</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Ingredients / types of food</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Bangladeshi_dishes" title="List of Bangladeshi dishes">Main dishes</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bangladeshi_bread&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bangladeshi bread (page does not exist)">Bread</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Bangladeshi_spices" title="List of Bangladeshi spices">Spices</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pitha" title="Pitha">Pitha</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Preparation and cooking</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Handi" title="Handi">Handi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karahi" title="Karahi">Karahi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tava" title="Tava">Tava</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related cuisines</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bengali cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Afghani_cuisine" class="mw-redirect" title="Afghani cuisine">Afghani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhutanese_cuisine" title="Bhutanese cuisine">Bhutanese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iranian_cuisine" title="Iranian 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style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">North India</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/North_Indian_cuisine" title="North Indian cuisine">Main article</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Awadhi_cuisine" title="Awadhi cuisine">Awadhi</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Braj_Cuisine" title="Braj Cuisine">Braj</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Bhojpuri_cuisine" title="Bhojpuri cuisine">Bhojpuri</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Punjabi_cuisine" title="Punjabi cuisine">Punjabi</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Kumauni_cuisine" class="mw-redirect" title="Kumauni cuisine">Kumauni</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Mughlai_cuisine" title="Mughlai cuisine">Mughlai</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Kashmiri_cuisine" title="Kashmiri cuisine">Kashmiri</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Rajasthani_cuisine" title="Rajasthani cuisine">Rajasthani</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_Uttar_Pradesh" class="mw-redirect" title="Cuisine of Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradeshi</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">South India</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/South_Indian_cuisine" title="South Indian cuisine">Main article</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Andhra_cuisine" title="Andhra cuisine">Andhra</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Chettinad_cuisine" title="Chettinad cuisine">Chettinad</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_Karnataka" class="mw-redirect" title="Cuisine of Karnataka">Karnataka</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_Kerala" class="mw-redirect" title="Cuisine of Kerala">Kerala</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Tamil_cuisine" title="Tamil cuisine">Tamil</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Hyderabadi_cuisine" title="Hyderabadi cuisine">Hyderabadi</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Udupi_cuisine" title="Udupi cuisine">Udupi</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Mangalorean_cuisine" title="Mangalorean cuisine">Mangalorean</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Mangalorean_Catholic_cuisine" title="Mangalorean Catholic cuisine">Mangalorean Catholic</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Saraswat_cuisine" title="Saraswat cuisine">Saraswat</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">East/ North East India</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Bihari_Cuisine" class="mw-redirect" title="Bihari Cuisine">Bihari</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Maithil_cuisine" title="Maithil cuisine">Maithil</a></dd> <dd><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bengali</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_Assam" class="mw-redirect" title="Cuisine of Assam">Assamese</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Jharkhandi_cuisine" title="Jharkhandi cuisine">Jharkhandi</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Meghalayan_cuisine" title="Meghalayan cuisine">Meghalayan</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Manipuri_Cuisine" class="mw-redirect" title="Manipuri Cuisine">Manipuri</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Naga_cuisine" title="Naga cuisine">Naga</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sikkimese_cuisine" title="Sikkimese cuisine">Sikkimese</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Tripuri_cuisine" title="Tripuri cuisine">Tripuri</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_Arunachal_Pradesh" class="mw-redirect" title="Cuisine of Arunachal Pradesh">Arunachali</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_Odisha" title="Cuisine of Odisha">Odia</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">West India</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Goan_cuisine" title="Goan cuisine">Goan</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Gujarati_cuisine" title="Gujarati cuisine">Gujarati</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Maharashtrian_cuisine" title="Maharashtrian cuisine">Marathi</a></dd> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Agri-koli_cuisine&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Agri-koli cuisine (page does not exist)">Agri & Koli</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Malvani_cuisine" title="Malvani cuisine">Malvani & Konkani</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sindhi_cuisine" title="Sindhi cuisine">Sindhi</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Parsi_cuisine" title="Parsi cuisine">Parsi</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Indian_fast_food" title="Indian fast food">Fast food</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Anglo-Indian_cuisine" title="Anglo-Indian cuisine">Anglo-Indian</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Indian_Chinese_cuisine" title="Indian Chinese cuisine">Indian Chinese</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Indian_Indonesian_cuisine" title="Indian Indonesian cuisine">Indian Indonesian</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Indian_Singaporean_cuisine" title="Indian Singaporean cuisine">Indian Singaporean</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Jain_vegetarianism" title="Jain vegetarianism">Jain (Satvika)</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Malaysian_Indian_cuisine" title="Malaysian Indian cuisine">Malaysian Indian</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Ingredients / types of food</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="excerpt-block"><div class="excerpt"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_dishes" title="List of Indian dishes">Main dishes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_soups_and_stews" title="List of Indian soups and stews">Soups and stews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_sweets_and_desserts" title="List of Indian sweets and desserts">Desserts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_bread" title="Indian bread">Bread</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_drinks" title="List of Indian drinks">Drinks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_snack_foods" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Indian snack foods">Snack foods</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_spices" title="List of Indian spices">Spices</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_condiments" title="List of Indian condiments">Condiments</a></li></ul></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Preparation and cooking</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <li><a href="/wiki/Handi" title="Handi">Handi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karahi" title="Karahi">Karahi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tava" title="Tava">Tava</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tandoor" title="Tandoor">Tandoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uruli" title="Uruli">Uruli</a></li> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related cuisines</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="excerpt-block"><div class="excerpt"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nepalese_cuisine" title="Nepalese cuisine">Nepalese cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_cuisine" title="Sri Lankan cuisine">Sri Lankan cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladeshi_cuisine" title="Bangladeshi cuisine">Bangladeshi cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistani_cuisine" title="Pakistani cuisine">Pakistani cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhutanese_cuisine" title="Bhutanese cuisine">Bhutanese cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tibetan_cuisine" title="Tibetan cuisine">Tibetan cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Afghani_cuisine" class="mw-redirect" title="Afghani cuisine">Afghani cuisine</a></li></ul></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> 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Jol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_animals" title="List of Indian state animals">Animal</a>: <a href="/wiki/Fishing_cat" title="Fishing cat">Fishing cat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_birds" title="List of Indian state birds">Bird</a>: <a href="/wiki/White-throated_kingfisher" title="White-throated kingfisher">White-throated kingfisher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_flowers" title="List of Indian state flowers">Flower</a>: <a href="/wiki/Nyctanthes_arbor-tristis" title="Nyctanthes arbor-tristis">Night-flowering jasmine (Shiuli)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_trees" title="List of Indian state trees">Tree</a>: <a href="/wiki/Alstonia_scholaris" title="Alstonia scholaris">Devil's tree (Saptaparni)</a></li> <li>Fish: <a href="/wiki/Ilish" title="Ilish">Ilish</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_Bengal" title="History of Bengal">History</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gauda_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Gauda Kingdom">Gauda Kingdom</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shashanka" title="Shashanka">Shashanka</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pala_Empire" title="Pala Empire">Pala Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sena_dynasty" title="Sena dynasty">Sena dynasty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mallabhum_kingdom" title="Mallabhum kingdom">Mallabhum kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cooch_Behar_State" title="Cooch Behar State">Cooch Behar State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sher_Shah_Suri" title="Sher Shah Suri">Sher Shah Suri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mughal_Empire" title="Mughal Empire">Mughal Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nawabs_of_Bengal" title="Nawabs of Bengal">Nawabs of Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_India_Company" title="East India Company">East India Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Plassey" title="Battle of Plassey">Battle of Plassey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_Presidency" title="Bengal Presidency">Bengal Presidency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Bengal_famine_of_1770" title="Great Bengal famine of 1770">Great Bengal famine of 1770</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Rebellion_of_1857" title="Indian Rebellion of 1857">Indian Rebellion of 1857</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_Renaissance" title="Bengal Renaissance">Bengal Renaissance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bardhaman_Raj" title="Bardhaman Raj">Bardhaman Raj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nadia_Raj" title="Nadia Raj">Nadia Raj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jhargram_Raj" title="Jhargram Raj">Jhargram Raj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sovabazar_Raj" title="Sovabazar Raj">Sovabazar Raj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Partition_of_Bengal_(1905)" title="Partition of Bengal (1905)">Partition of Bengal (1905)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revolutionary_movement_for_Indian_independence" title="Revolutionary movement for Indian independence">Revolutionary movement for Indian independence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anushilan_Samiti" title="Anushilan Samiti">Anushilan Samiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jugantar" title="Jugantar">Jugantar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_famine_of_1943" title="Bengal famine of 1943">Bengal famine of 1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Direct_Action_Day" title="Direct Action Day">Direct Action Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noakhali_riots" title="Noakhali riots">Noakhali riots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Partition_of_Bengal_(1947)" title="Partition of Bengal (1947)">Partition of Bengal (1947)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengali_Language_Movement_(Manbhum)" title="Bengali Language Movement (Manbhum)">Bengali Language Movement (Manbhum)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Liberation_War" title="Bangladesh Liberation War">Bangladesh Liberation War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naxalite%E2%80%93Maoist_insurgency" title="Naxalite–Maoist insurgency">Naxalite–Maoist insurgency</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_West_Bengal" title="Geography of West Bengal">Geography</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_Basin" title="Bengal Basin">Bengal Basin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darjeeling_Himalayan_hill_region" title="Darjeeling Himalayan hill region">Darjeeling Himalayan hill region</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terai" title="Terai">Terai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Bengal_plains" title="North Bengal plains">North Bengal plains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dooars" title="Dooars">Dooars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rarh_region" title="Rarh region">Rarh region</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sundarbans" title="Sundarbans">Sundarbans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vajjabhumi" title="Vajjabhumi">Western plateau and high lands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ganges_Delta" title="Ganges Delta">Ganges Delta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Climate_of_West_Bengal" title="Climate of West Bengal">Climate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandakphu" title="Sandakphu">Sandakphu (Highest point)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_protected_areas_of_West_Bengal" title="List of protected areas of West Bengal">Protected areas of West Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Rivers_of_West_Bengal" title="Category:Rivers of West Bengal">Rivers of West Bengal</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ganges" title="Ganges">Ganga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damodar_River" title="Damodar River">Damodar River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brahmaputra_River" title="Brahmaputra River">Brahmaputra River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teesta_River" title="Teesta River">Teesta River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hooghly_River" title="Hooghly River">Hooghly River</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khoai" title="Khoai">Khoai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiger_Hill,_Darjeeling" title="Tiger Hill, Darjeeling">Tiger Hill, Darjeeling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siliguri_Corridor" title="Siliguri Corridor">Siliguri Corridor</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_West_Bengal" title="Government of West Bengal">Governance</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_chief_ministers_of_West_Bengal" title="List of chief ministers of West Bengal">Chief Ministers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_West_Bengal" title="List of governors of West Bengal">Governor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Bengal_Legislative_Assembly" title="West Bengal Legislative Assembly">Legislative Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Bengal_Human_Rights_Commission" title="West Bengal Human Rights Commission">Human Rights Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Political_parties_in_West_Bengal" title="Category:Political parties in West Bengal">Political parties</a> (<a href="/wiki/Trinamool_Congress" title="Trinamool Congress">All India Trinamool Congress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist)" title="Communist Party of India (Marxist)">Communist Party (Marxist)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Bengal_Pradesh_Congress_Committee" title="West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee">Indian National Congress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party,_West_Bengal" title="Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal">Bharatiya Janata Party</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Template:Lok_Sabha_constituencies_of_West_Bengal" title="Template:Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal">Parliamentary constituencies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_constituencies_of_the_West_Bengal_Legislative_Assembly" title="List of constituencies of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly">Assembly constituencies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CID_West_Bengal" title="CID West Bengal">CID West Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kolkata_Police" title="Kolkata Police">Kolkata Police</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Advocacy_group" title="Advocacy group">Rights groups</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Matua_Mahasangha" title="Matua Mahasangha">Matua Mahasangha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangla_Pokkho" title="Bangla Pokkho">Bangla Pokkho</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_West_Bengal" title="Administrative divisions of West Bengal">Divisions</a> and <br /><a href="/wiki/List_of_districts_of_West_Bengal" title="List of districts of West Bengal">districts</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Burdwan_division" title="Burdwan division">Burdwan division</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Birbhum_district" title="Birbhum district">Birbhum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hooghly_district" title="Hooghly district">Hooghly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paschim_Bardhaman_district" title="Paschim Bardhaman district">Paschim Bardhaman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purba_Bardhaman_district" title="Purba Bardhaman district">Purba Bardhaman</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Jalpaiguri_division" title="Jalpaiguri division">Jalpaiguri division</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alipurduar_district" title="Alipurduar district">Alipurduar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cooch_Behar_district" title="Cooch Behar district">Cooch Behar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darjeeling_district" title="Darjeeling district">Darjeeling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jalpaiguri_district" title="Jalpaiguri district">Jalpaiguri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalimpong_district" title="Kalimpong district">Kalimpong</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Malda_division" title="Malda division">Malda division</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Berhampore_district" title="Berhampore district">Berhampore</a> (declared)</li> <li><a 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