Kolkata,
Oct 14: Football fever is peaking up in Bengal, what with the FIFA
Under-17 World Cup being organised in Kolkata, which is one of the six venues
across India, and also the venue for the final. Along with football, fish is
another favourite of Bengalis. Giving occasion to celebrate the combination of
favourites – football and fish – the West Bengal Fisheries Development
Corporation (WBFDC) is organising a fish festival across all its restaurants in
Kolkata. The festival has been named after Gostho Paul, the first Bengali
football icon of the country. According to an official of WBFDC, the World Cup
special menu has been named Football Fever and will be available from October 8
to 28 at select stalls, including the restaurants at Nalban, Eco Park, the
State Secretariat, Nabanna and other places. It is priced at Rs 399 per plate.
The Football Fever thali (platter) comprises special jeera rice, googlie (a
kind of pond snail) dribble, cooked in the style of fish kabiraji, googlie
chop, crab crossbar, prawn malaikari and another prawn preparation named after
football, Venmai penalty, which is prawn cooked with parsley leaves and lemon.
Another dish, a variation of a Middle Eastern preparation, is also available
and is called Ombuck Mustard Kick. To round it off, a dessert in the form of a
sandesh named after the apex world football body, FIFA, has been added. UNI
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