In Bangladesh or West Bengal in India, hilsa means a festival. Hilsa will be eaten, thinking that maybe the Bengalis are floating with joy. According to various sources, a lot of hilsa has been produced in Bangladesh this time and the price of hilsa there is also quite cheap. As a result, I can see with my own eyes from this foreign land that the people of Bangladesh are eating hilsa with full vigor this season!
The love of Hilsa for the Bengalis of the two Bengals is well known. However, many may not know that in Maharashtra, India, Marathi, and Sindhi people also eat habudubu in love with hilsa. They are also very happy to get a piece of hilsa in the leaves.
Like the Bengalis, the Marathi people are waiting for Hilsa as soon as the monsoon season arrives. Hilsa is another name here. The Marathi people affectionately call Hilsa 'Palla'. And the Sindhis say 'Pallo'. As such, they do not like thorny fish at all. Apart from thorns, Marathi and Sindhis prefer pomfret, shrimp, laity, raos, surmai, bangra, mandeli, and much other marine fish. But hilsa is different. They have no objection to eating this fish thorn. The specially cut hilsa fish. So the thorns seem relatively low.
Hilsa is not produced at all in Maharashtra, India. So in this case, the neighboring state of Gujarat is their hope. Hilsa comes to the Mumbai market from ‘Baruch’ in Gujarat. Apart from local hilsa, hilsa from Bangladesh, Kolkata, and Myanmar is also a great choice of Marathi people.
Perth Mukherjee, the owner of Perth's Fresh Fish, a well-known Bengali fishmonger in Mumbai, told Prothom Alo, "Not only Bengalis but also Marathi and Sindhis love hilsa fish. Lots of Sindhi and Marathi customers come to my shop to buy hilsa. Besides local hilsa, they love hilsa from Kolkata and Bangladesh. Hilsa comes to my shop from "Baruch" in Gujarat. However, the taste of local hilsa is not even near the Padma or the Ganges. 'He added,' Residents of the coastal Kankan region of Maharashtra love hilsa more. Marathi people mainly prefer egg-filled hilsa. Hilsa eggs are very dear to them. And the Sindhis also make the Bahari position of hilsa. '
A lot of hilsa is exported from Bangladesh to West Bengal. This time too. Just as Padma Hilsa in Bangladesh is very popular in West Bengal, there is a special love for Bangladeshi Hilsa in Maharashtra. When people hear the hilsa of Bangladesh, they also eat habudubu. So as soon as the hilsa season comes, the Marathi people are waiting for the Bangladeshi hilsa. However, Bangladeshi hilsa has not been seen in Mumbai so far. Even Kolkata's Hilsa has not been seen so far. Hilsa from Myanmar has once again intoxicated the fish market in Mumbai. But the price is too high. The price of one kg of hilsa is around Rs 1,900. So many people are eating local hilsa and now they are satisfied with milk.
However, it is heard that Bangladeshi Hilsa may arrive in Mumbai soon. This was stated by Perth Mukherjee, a renowned Bengali fish trader from Mumbai. He has been involved in this business for over 20 years. Summarizing what Perth Mukherjee said in the first light, it is clear that Sindhi and Marathi consumers love hilsa from the Bengal region, namely West Bengal and Bangladesh. Regarding Bangladeshi Hilsa, he said, "Mumbai's fish market is dominated by Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Kolkata's Hilsa." But this time, fish lovers have to be satisfied by eating only Myanmar and local hilsa. Because even in Calcutta, good hilsa did not grow this time. Earlier, hilsa was smuggled from Bangladesh to Mumbai. The price was quite high as hilsa was sold in black. The good news is that it has now been announced to legalize the import of Hilsa from Bangladesh. So maybe the price of hilsa will be a little less. Soon about 15,000 kg of hilsa will come to India from Bangladesh in compliance with the law.
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