This year Durga puja. It is special and very different what anybody is about to witness. It is a pandemic situation due to COVID19. Since last 6 months, people witnessed many rare things what nobody thought of. People witnessed lockdown, unlock, fear of disease at global level, uncertainty, boredom for months, sanitization of roads and so many things. Now, this is the time to witness Durga puja during this pandemic situation. So this time, we should avoid pandal hopping. It is rather better to arrange a special Durga puja food menu and enjoy at home. [Read more…] about This year Durga puja food menu ideas – Happiness loaded
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5 Bengali festival foods which will definitely make you feel nostalgic
Finding happiness is difficult nowadays because you want to find happiness in something big what comes only a few times in a lifetime. But at the same time, we ignore the moments of happiness what comes with small incidents or rituals. We want to buy happiness which is most of the time unachievable. So we feel nostalgic when we think about childhood memories which is full of happy moments due to small incidents & rituals. Particularly during festivals, we created a lot of happy moments in our childhood and food is an important thing for any festival. So here is a list of 5 Bengali festival foods which will certainly make you feel nostalgic and bring a big smile on your face. [Read more…] about 5 Bengali festival foods which will definitely make you feel nostalgic
Scientific name of popular fruits in India
We all love fresh fruits because it is healthy & delicious. Many people eat a lot of fruits in breakfast. We mostly know those fruits by their common names. People call the same fruits in different names according to their local language. Particularly, it becomes difficult to understand when there are multiple names for the same fruit in the same language. You might have noticed that particular fruit is known by a different name but in the same language. Sometimes you search on the internet to know more about the fruit but often face a problem because you know the fruit by its local name. But scientific names are globally accepted. Scientists & researchers identify a fruit by its scientific name which is generally binomial. We often become curious to know such scientific name of our favorite fruit what we know by its common name.
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My journey towards homegrown organic vegetables & fruits (Happiness loaded)
Harvesting homegrown vegetables & fruits is a joyful activity. But it becomes healthier when you grow it organically because sometimes the application of various pesticides, fertilizers, hormones, fungicides can be harmful to our health if we do not take proper precautions. Apart from all, it is also said that organic food is more nutritious than vegetables & fruits grown with a lot of chemicals. But we can not jump all of a sudden from chemical/synthetic product based kitchen garden to purely organic garden. Well, it’s possible but very difficult because we are not expert. So I started my journey towards homegrown organic vegetables & fruits with a step by step method. It is a journey loaded with happiness. [Read more…] about My journey towards homegrown organic vegetables & fruits (Happiness loaded)
Is organic food unhealthy? 5 REASONS! Foodies must read this
You may get confused after reading the title. I mean some researchers & scientists may claim that they did not find any evidence that organic food is healthier than others. But nobody would claim that organic food is unhealthy. Is this not true? Unhealthy food often plays a critical role to gain weight and sometimes it may lead us to various chronic diseases. So nowadays people are being concerned about food-borne disease. Particularly, during this pandemic situation, most people are avoiding unhealthy food to avoid an unwanted visit to a hospital. But how can organic food be unhealthy? [Read more…] about Is organic food unhealthy? 5 REASONS! Foodies must read this