A recipe book by Youzahn and Masao Ishihama is now available. Anyone can make excellent Bengali food by looking at this book.

Mr. Youssef Youssef, a tabla player who is fascinated by the traditional Indian instrument, has spent many long periods of time in India and knows the country well. Did you know that a recipe book supervised by him and authored by sitar player Masao Ishihama has been published? The book is called "Bengali Cooking is Delicious.

The basic way to eat Bengali food is to eat a little bit of various flavors.

To begin with, what is Bengali cuisine? It is the local cuisine of the region from West Bengal to Bangladesh in India. It consists of spicy dal, vegetables, meat or fish, and is eaten in a sequence like a course meal. I am sure there are many people who think that Indian dishes from different regions are all called "Indian curry" together, but this is strictly speaking incorrect.

This book was born because Mr. Youssef, who loves such Bengali cuisine, wanted a collection of Mr. Ishihama's recipes. According to Mr. Yousahn, "The level of Bengali cuisine prepared by Mr. Ishihama is a bit extraordinary.

People gathered for the exquisite curry and the live performance by the two.

An event was held recently to celebrate the publication of this book. The event was held at "The Fleming House," a rental space in Kiyosumi Shirakawa, Tokyo. About 100 people attended the event, and tickets were sold out. In addition, Bengali cuisine prepared by Mr. Ishihama was served to all visitors.

Bengali dishes served that day. Clockwise from top: lentil soup, bowl of choccioli with shirasu and vegetables, chicken jhol, eggplant in mustard oil, and basmati rice.

This is truly delicious. It's not just the taste of the dishes on their own, but by tasting the entire menu in order, as mentioned above, it becomes a complete meal. Of course, all of these recipes are included in the book. Anyone with the right ingredients can make these dishes easily.

On this day, there were no electronic sounds, only tabla and sitar Indian classical music.

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After that, the two musicians began their performance. Incidentally, Mr. Ishihama has released a new album recorded in Kolkata, New York, and Osaka at the same time as this book was published, so be sure to check that out as well. You can fully enjoy the sound of the sitar.

The talk session gave a glimpse of the intimacy between the three.

After the one-hour performance, a talk session was held with Mr. Soken Ito, who directed the book, and the other three members. The book was made with a great deal of time and effort, and the photographing of the dishes was difficult, as was the proofreading process.

, including the design, the book is well done. In addition to recipes, the book also includes information about spices, photos of authentic Bengal, and a yuletide conversation between Yuzahn and Ishihama.

Anyway, if you follow this book, you can have excellent Bengali food at home. Let's eat a lot of Bengali food this summer to prevent summer fatigue. To purchasethis way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker)From.