The: Bengali Dinner

– Forks/knives are rare in home dinners. Spoons may be used for chutney or yogurt.

"Welcome to the family," Subho smiled. "You passed the test." the bengali dinner

The kitchen doors swung open, and the bearer brought out the heavy silver platter. On it lay the Ilish Maach —Hilsa fish, the king of fishes, cooked in a mustard gravy so pungent it cleared sinuses. It was the dish that defined the family's status, the dish that bankrupted smaller men, the dish that separated the Bengali from the rest of the world. – Forks/knives are rare in home dinners