Head of big fish is used in many recipes in Bengali cooking. Fish head is like a delicacy. Use Rehu, Hilsa for making chanchra. Substitute Rehu for Grass Carp or…

Fish sauce is the single, most important flavoring ingredient in Thai cooking (also well-loved in Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Burma and the Philippines). Used like salt in western cooking and soy…

Fenugreek seeds ( Methi) are used as a spice. They have a bitter taste and flavor and should be used sparingly. Used for seasoning dal and some vegetable. The fresh…

French beans are long green colored type of beans — one of the type out of varieties of different beans which are available. Buy only bright green color, crisp and…

Eggplant also known as ‘Brinjal, Aubergine in Italy, Baigan/Begun in India’ is a shiny thick skinned vegetable. Most common ones are purple colored but also light red, yellow and white…

Chicken eggs are most commonly used. Duck eggs are also available. Eggs are sold in standard sizes of jumbo, extra large, large and medium. Eggs should be stored only in…

Dried small fish