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The delicious basics of Bengali food with Kolkatta-born long time Dubai resident and food blogger, Ishita Saha. About Ishita Saha Ishita Saha is the author of IshitaUnblogged, a popular culinary travel blog featuring Dubai a the world beyond. Also the Co-Founder, Editor a Creative Head of FoodeMag dxb, Ishita is obsessed with street food and learning about culinary cultures across the world. She aspires to travel the world with her family – husband and two daughters – the Z-Sisters, and dreams about writing a book on Bengali cuisine, the kind that can be passed on as a wedding trousseau to her daughters. Ishita has been featured on the BBC Travel Show and has also collaborated with Michelin famed Chef Atul Kochhar on a traditional Bengali Menu for Rang Mahal at the JW Marriott Marquis. Her passion for her native cuisine is infectious and only surpassed by her culinary skills - which made her the ideal person to educate us on the nuances of Bengali food. To view the entire menu, do check out our blog page here. Here are a few links to her blog that you can refer to if you'd like to make the Mustard Salmon and Mishti Doi (you should, they're scrumptious!): Shorshe Bata Maach – Mustard Salmon In This Case Bhapa Mishti Doi and A Food Safari of Bengal | BBC GoodFood ME Traditional Bengali Cuisine | In ‘Slight’ Details Where does Ishita buy Bengali fish? Shubho Bijoya to all | Immerse in the bond of food and love And you can also reach her over Facebook, Instagram and Twitter at @ishitaunblogged. If you enjoyed Rabindranath Tagore's "Ami Rupe Tomay" sung by Ishita's mother, Bharati Bhattacharya, you may download the full track here. Please Review and Rate Us! Please take a few minutes to share this episode with friends and to review/ rate us on iTunes or over the Apple Podcast App - it would mean the world to us, thank you. Connect with Us Instagram: @fryingpanadventures Twitter: @fryingpantours Facebook: Frying Pan Adventures Email: podcast@fryingpan.fm Subscribe! Apple Podcast App Sound Cloud (available on AppStore and Google play) Stitcher (available on AppStore and Google play) Fryingpan.fm  Google Play Music (currently supported only for listeners in US/Canada) Credits Rabindranath Tagore's "Ami Rupe Tomay" sung by Ishita's mother, Bharati Bhattacharya. Listen to the full track here. All other music tracks licensed from Audio Jungle.