Festive & Food of Bengal

December 15, 2018

Festive & Food of Bengal

In our previous article, we shared some pinch about the greatness of the Bengal. But, does the culture only limits itself to that greatness? Absolutely not; the core of these culture adds a surprise to its taste.

Bengalis hold almost the highest no. of the festival they celebrate. Though it is the festival of colours Holi or may be the festival of lights Diwali. There is a proverb " baro mash e tero parbon" which means we Bengalis have so many occasions which fail to fit in the calendar. Like the English new year, we also celebrate our Bengali new year as " poila boishak". In the month of November when rice crops are harvested, in the sake of well being of every people, we celebrate a small ritual named as "nobanno".Among all these, the most awaited festival for us in Durga Puja. During this time the whole Bengal becomes flooded with joy and that richness glitters within everybody's eyes. Durga Puja is one of the biggest festivals among Bengali. While the whole world celebrates this nine days by having vegetarian foods, in Bengal people welcome this festival with non-vegetarian food which also part of our culture.

While we talk about the festival it is necessary to list some of our famous food items which a Bengali can't leave without like Posto (poppy seeds), fish, mutton, rice, biriyani and lot more which may not fit in this article. Have you ever wonder, why do Bengalis are such sweets? The answer lies in our variety of sweets which makes Bengalis sweetest among all. Our sweets like rasgulla, gulab jamun, kheer( payesh), pithe, jalebi, kheerkadam, langcha, etc. for which a Bengali craves.

Food and events go hand in hand for us. The enjoyment of every occasion begins with food and ends with food.

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