Lotus Etang - A treasure trove of Pan-Asian food

Lotus Etang is a Pan-Asian restaurant in Gulshan, Dhaka. From Chinese to Mongolian to Thai, the eatery serves delicacies of different Pan-Asian cuisines. Try out Lotus Etang if you are in love with Asian food. Here's our review!
17 April 2017

Straight From Kitchen Episode 20 | The Way Dhaka

If life gave you potatoes and prawn, what would you do? Combine the two to create perfection of course! This week Straight From Kitchen goes to The Way to show you how to do just that!
17 April 2017

A deshi treat on Pahela Baishakh

Wash rice and daal together and strain the water properly. Heat oil in a pan. Add chopped onions, cardamom, cinnamon sticks and bay leaves.
10 April 2017

Baishakhi treats @ Lakeshore Hotel

Wash rice and place it in straining bowl. Add turmeric powder, mix well and spread the rice on a platter until use.
10 April 2017

Bengali's bhartas

Along with dal, bhortas are possibly the quintessential Bengali food, a staple in our diet.
10 April 2017

A Bengali tea party

Planning for a tea party with your favourite acquaintances? And confused as how to go about dishing up that unique, yet easy-to-do recipe? Tea is very much part of our Bengali lifestyle without which occasions remain incomplete. So, sit back, get relaxed and have a cup of tea. Celebrate summer with a candlelit evening high tea, and serve season-inspired recipes your guests are sure to enjoy.
10 April 2017

The Korean Beef and Rice

Chef: Seunghee Kim Designation: Managing Director Bulgogi Fried Noodle Ingredients: 100gms sliced beef 1 tsp soy sauce
3 April 2017

Leftovers

As any mistress or master of the kitchen will tell you, leftovers are inevitable.
27 March 2017

Winning the battle against cancer

When Tahrin (not her real name), a 27-year-old school teacher was diagnosed with cancer, life seemed to have stood still.
27 March 2017

Exquisite Italian Edibles

Sautee the shrimp for 5 minutes with 1 tbsp butter. Then, add the tomato sauce and rice with a drizzle of fish oil.
26 March 2017

The succulent world of offal

Offal is a word I've known since before I was ten, if not earlier, being a young food lover. To be honest, it is not an everyday meal and should be prepared once or twice a month when the whole family can enjoy a mouth-watering delicacy.
20 March 2017

Hydrate on the go

If you are an energetic individual who likes nothing more than to spend all the hot humid days outside running around and doing...
20 March 2017

Eat Street Evolution

And if you think this phenomenon is something new- an adaptation for the busy city dwellers who just can't make time for anything-
20 March 2017

Lip-smacking meals at LongBeach

Begin by taking a non-sticky fry pan to heat oil and then proceed to fry the finely chopped garlic and onion. After that, start stir-frying
20 March 2017

Calcutta – the possibly untold story

I was reading an article by Fiona Caulfield that got published in The Guardian.
13 March 2017

Hot desserts

Cut each orange into 4 thick slices and halve each slice. Thread 2 orange pieces, 1 apple wedge, 1 banana slice and 2 pineapple chunks on to each of 8 skewers.
13 March 2017

China’s favourite Dimsum

This week The Daily Star & Eastern Bank Limited present ‘Straight From Kitchen’ - Episode 15 bringing China's Favourite Dimsum recipes prepared by Dilan Xu, executive chef, Chows Restaurant.
13 March 2017

Healthy lifestyle can prevent kidney disease: experts

Unhealthy lifestyle leads to increase in kidney ailment as Bangladesh is hugely suffering from the disease due to rapidly changed food habit and way of life, health experts say.
9 March 2017

Getting calcium-rich

The element that takes the atomic number 20, calcium is essential for all living beings.
6 March 2017

Learning art

Art helps people appreciate and understand different cultures and social values of our diverse society. And for children, the importance is even greater.
27 February 2017