Our love for fish is universal. Bengali cuisine is obviously about fish. It is about investing deep thought and taking immense pains to eat well – and equally importantly – feed well. At a local market place in Kolkata suburbs I and my dad had gone to purchase fish. A jolly fisherman with two big tumbles had purchasers crowd around him as usual. He is a simple and jolly guy and I guess he makes the best sell of all the others. That day was also no different.
He had live tilapia(a smaller variety of fish similar to American koi). As he was weighing, none of the fishes would stay and were jumping off. So he caught one by one, thrashed on the ground before weighing. An elderly woman from the crowd cried out, “What the hell are you doing to these poor creatures?” pat came his reply,” Why aren’t they still when I’m weighing?”
Another gentle man unable to control himself, spilled out, “Are they for your aquarium?” Her expression changed instantly & tried to suppress her giggling, but ended up bursting into a loud laughter!
Culinary for your taste buds! 