Thursday, January 10, 2013

Maacher Bajaar, Its a Fish Market Out There!

Maacher bajaar, Bengali for fish market is a way of life for people who love to get their catch for the day and bring home to their wives to cook.

Its a culture. Of waking up early in the morning and going to the local fish market to haggle with the fish monger and get the freshest fish for the missus to cook before the Bengali bhodrolok starts his day at work. Many Bengali men in small town India still prefer to start their days with a generous serving of rice and maacher jhol (runny fish curry) over a grilled sandwich. And why not!

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Here are some photographs of how a typical maacher bajaar in India looks like. And if you are lucky, you will even find a sly little cat pretending to be a watchdog!

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Were you able to name all the fish in this post?

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9 comments:

  1. SudeshnaJanuary 10, 2013 at 12:39 PM

    Loved the pic with the cat, its lovely.

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  2. SudeshnaJanuary 10, 2013 at 12:39 PM

    Loved the pic with the cat, its lovely.

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  3. SharmilaJanuary 10, 2013 at 1:16 PM

    All except no. 9 and 11. Maachgulo omon haa kore ache ki kore ?! :-)

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  4. krishnaJanuary 10, 2013 at 1:50 PM

    when i was very small, baba used to to 'maacher bajar' early in the morning. ma used to wait anxiously for the 'bajar', because she had to cook within 9 o'clock in the morning, before baba would start his day with maacher jhol, daal ,tarkari, n bhaat. gone are those days.. :)

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  5. UnknownJanuary 10, 2013 at 10:23 PM

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  6. UnknownJanuary 10, 2013 at 10:26 PM

    3 bade bodhhoe shob gulo bolte parbo..Jodio ami amar machhe related test e shob somoy fail..:(...

    (sorry agerta onnyo a/c theke comment korechhilam, tai delete korlam)

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  7. Hamaree RasoiJanuary 10, 2013 at 10:52 PM

    Macher bajar dekhe chotobelar din gulo mone pore jacche. Jokhon babar shathe dokene jetam aar dama dami shune khub hashi peto. All the fishes seem to look fresh. Except rui, katla,shing, kpi and chingri I do not know about others.
    Deepa

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  8. UnknownJanuary 11, 2013 at 1:28 AM

    Okay lemme try just for kicks! :)
    Bhetki
    Rui
    Mackerel
    Bhetki again with an Ilish on it
    Chingri
    Golda Chingri
    Kucho Chingri
    Rui
    Kareemeen
    Rui
    Pomfret
    Tilapia
    Aar
    Rui (A paka one!)
    Poonti
    Rui
    Maagur

    (Whew!)

    Awesome post as always. Waiting to hear what all you ate back home.

    AarBee

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  9. UnknownJanuary 13, 2013 at 5:21 PM

    Loved the pictures. Next time it's a must trip on my India list. The cat picture is just perfect.

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