Food is an important part of any celebration in India and weddings are the perfect place to gorge on the delectable cuisine. And if this is a Bengali wedding then, you should be sure to stuff yourself with a range of items, both vegetarian and non-vegetarian. In a Bengali Matrimony, the festivities start few days before the actual day of wedding. There are many rituals before and after the wedding. Bengalis take the best opportunity to cook their traditional delicacies during the four-five days of wedding.
The Bengali community members eat fish, meat and chicken and takes pride in their non-vegetarian recipes. In a Bengali Matrimony, the feast is incomplete without three-four non-vegetarian items. Bengalis are known worldwide for their fish in mustard gravy. Usually the people from Bengal eat sweet water fish. A variety of fish like ‘rui’, ‘katla’, ‘parshey’ and ‘praws’ are cooked in different types of sauces and spice mixture. Apart from this, goat meat and chicken items are also served in a Bengali matrimony. Chicken starters are very common in the Bengali weddings as well.
There are also a number of vegetarian items served along with the non-vegetarian items. Some common food items served in a Bengali matrimony are ‘luchi’ or ‘radhballvi’, ‘chanar dalna’ and ‘begun bhaja’. These are items usually served on the wedding night.
Sweets or misti are integral part on any Bengali Matrimony. ‘Shondesh’, a sweet made from cottage cheese is one of the most popular items in any Bengali wedding. There are many variants served and each one is typical of Bengal. Another very common sweet item is the ‘rossogulla’. This is a widely consumed sweet and liked by young and old alike.
Though most of the food served in a Bengali Matrimonial is traditional fare from the state, some Bengali families include delicacies from other Indian states as well. There are also Chinese and Mughlai items on the wedding menu.
Author: Shipra Sinha
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