ORIENTAL DUCK SALAD

Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Rub the duck leg all over with five-spice and seasoning, place on a baking tray and roast for 25 minutes.
20 April 2015

Colour me happy

To start off, it is necessary to first consider the function of each room. Then starts the fun. Colour psychologists say some hues work better than others at encouraging certain activities. So one approach to colour home décor is to go room by room.
20 April 2015

Swim time!

Swimming is one of the best forms of exercise. It requires you to use many of the muscles in your body, for building strength and endurance and is beneficial for your metabolism and the cardiovascular system.
13 April 2015

CHOWZTER MAGIC-I

I am a proud Chowzter - a great group of passionate food bloggers who scout their home cities in search of the good and the authentic. Chowzter is not about fine dining. Chowzter is all about the connection between the place and its people.
13 April 2015

BOISHAKHI LUNCH

A typical Bengali new year lunch may comprise the following items. These are rice, fish curry, daal, shaak bhaji, chutney, meat, etc.
6 April 2015

Our home grown palate

The foundation of Bangla cooking depends not so much on special techniques or expensive ingredients, but on the flavourings, especially, locally grown herbs and spices.
6 April 2015

Boishabi Celebrations

The last two days of Chaitra (the last month of the Bengali calendar) and the first day of Boishaki (Bengali New Year's Day), makes the three day combined festivities of the Boishabi revelry by the aadibasi tribes of Chittagong Hill Tracts.
6 April 2015

Boishabi Celebrations

The newly married brides of the tribe serve the youths with homemade rice wine and encouragements.
6 April 2015

The dawn of a new year

People celebrate this cultural festival starting their day having breakfast with panta-ilish.
30 March 2015

Dining like an emperor

Who doesn't love spicy, filling and comfort food? Hakka Chinese offers all of that and much more.
30 March 2015

Be a lifesaver: Donate blood

Accidents never come with a warning. It can happen at any place, any time with anyone.
30 March 2015

Prickly heat

Along with summer come the much dreaded heat and humidity. And for those of us who sweat a lot, prickly heat or heat rash is a common problem.
23 March 2015

Dance courses in Dhaka

Traditionally, we are keen on indigenous forms like Manipuri, Kathak and Odissi, but these days people want to experience the cultural diversity and are also keen on taking up western, Latin, etc. dance forms.
23 March 2015

Banging the drum for the drumstick

Drumsticks are pods of plants called moringa oleifera, known as sajna in Bangladesh.
23 March 2015

Myriad benefits of acupuncture

People have believed in alternative medicine like unani, homeopathy, ayurveda and acupuncture for over millennia.
23 March 2015

AS REFRESHING AS COENTRO

Have you noticed that recently some new restaurant hubs are gradually coming into being? Alongside locations like Dhanmondi, Banani 11 and Baily Road, etc. new areas have become hotbeds for hanging out and eating out.
16 March 2015

Caring for your fish

HEXAMITA is a flagellated protozoa (Protozoon) that lives in the intestinal tract of fish. They are ever present in the intestinal tract of fish and are like a certain strain of E.
16 March 2015

Scents and Decor

After a long, tiring day at work, we only wish to return home to a peaceful ambience.
16 March 2015

DESHI VEG DELIGHTS

The neem tree has diverse use in the traditional medicine and thus earned its just designation - 'Sorvo Rog Nivaroni' (the one that can cure all ailments).
16 March 2015

New additions in the BBQ MENU

The Korean franchise in Bangladesh had recently celebrated its one-year anniversary in the country.
16 March 2015