The flavor of food is highly values in Bangladesh. That is why we use so much spice in our dishes, making them exquisitely tasty. So if you are a food lover, you should consider Bangladesh a place to visit, simply to try out this unique cuisine. So let’s dive into the list of the top 25 popular foods in Bangladesh.
1. Panta Ilish
Panta Ilish is a traditional food that almost every Bangladeshi eats at the Pohela Boishakh Festival (the first day of Bangla year). It’s the most popular food in Bangladesh. We love this dish as it is a great symbol and celebration of our culture and tradition.
It’s a platter of leftover rice soaked in water and served with fried hilsa, achar, and dal. People eat Panta Ilish in the morning of Pohela Boishakh and then take part in cultural programs. The flavorful, crispy, and delicious hilsa fish served with water-soaked cold rice and spicy bharta presents a combination of salty and chili tastes. You will love it after your first mouthful. Another fish, American shad, tastes like hilsa, so you can buy that and have yourself some Bengali pleasure.
2. Kacchi Biryani
Kacchi Biryani is one of Bangladeshi people’s most loved foods. It is so loved, it is served at most festivals and special occasions, such as weddings, picnics, etc. I love this dish.
The most popular biryani in Bangladesh is Dhaka Kacchi Biryani. You will always find the Dhaka street biryani stall crowded because of the huge demand for this food. The main ingredients are rice and marinated meat cooked in lots of spices, giving it its special taste. The spices are nutmeg, mace, pepper, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, bay leaves, coriander, mint, ginger, onion, tomatoes, green chilies, and garlic. It is sometimes served with a boiled egg and salad.
This rich and flavorful dish is lip-smackingly good. A tip: take a half spoon of biryani and put it on your tongue without chewing it. You will feel the flavor spreading around your mouth. Everyone is happy with a plate of biryani, so you too should try this little bit of magic.
3. Vuna Khichuri/ Khichuri
Khichuri is a dish made of rice and lentils (dal). Vuna Khichuri (roasted) is cooked with different ingredients and spices from normal Khichuri. It’s served with roasted meat and pickle. It’s one of the tastiest and best loved foods in Bangladesh. Seasoned with a dash of turmeric and salt and topped with ghee, Khuchuri makes an ideal lunch or dinner.
But you can make it tastier and more “gourmet” by adding veggies, dried fruit, and meat or chicken. It’s a comforting food for rainy days, and very popular at family get togethers.
4. Morog Polao
Polao is a rice dish which involves cooking a stock, and adding spices. Other varieties of this delicious, mouth-watering food are Morog Polao or Chicken Polao, which is Polao served with chicken.
Polao and biryani are cooked with the same rice but they taste different because of the different variety of spices used. But when you are eating Morog Polao, you know you are not eating something ordinary. It has the taste of royalty, and is often eaten at celebrations and other special occasions.
5. Grill Chicken With Naan Roti
Almost every restaurant in Bangladesh serves this dish, and more than 50,000 grilled chickens are sold every day throughout the country. There are different ways of grilling chicken and there are many variations of spices that are used. Many restaurants roast chickens in a glass oven placed outside to entice people in to eat. It’s a very successful strategy.
Now, it is mostly eaten with Naan Roti. Naan Roti is an oven-baked leavened flatbread—the perfect food with chicken. The bread is a little sweet while the chicken is spicy. This combination creates a fabulous wild taste in your mouth.
6. Haleem
Haleem is an Arabic dish. It is a popular stew made with meat—usually beef or mutton—lentils, barley, and spices. It is sold on street stalls and in bazaars (markets) as a snack, and making haleem involves a lengthy and complex process. It can be served with mint, lemon juice, coriander leaves, fried onions, ginger root, and green chilies.
Haleem is a high-calorie dish, providing protein from the meat and fiber and carbohydrates from the combinations of grains and pulses. This is quite possibly why the dish is so popular for breaking fast during Ramadan.
7. Seekh Kebab
Seekh Kebab is a Turkish dish that has become very popular in Bangladesh. The beef is prepared with various spices creating unique flavors. It is a delicious appetizer, soft and succulent and seasoned with ginger, garlic, green chili pepper, powdered chili, and other spices.
The preparation of Seekh Kebab really brings out the flavor of the meat. Some people eat it with Roti, others prefer to eat it on its own.
8. Puchka
Probably the most loved snack and street food in the whole of Bangladesh is Puchka. It originated in India but has become popular in Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Nepal. Puchka is round or ball-shaped deep-fried, crisp flatbread which is served with mashed potato, dal, chaat masala, onion, and coriander.
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