Fruits
Can Eating Watermelon Cause Food Poisoning?
After four members of one family in India died of suspected food poisoning, experts say watermelon itself is not harmful but can become dangerous if contaminated.
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Vegetables
Seasonal Vegetable Fritters for a Rainy Afternoon
Crisp fritters made with seasonal summer vegetables can turn vegetables into a snack everyone enjoys.
Fruits
When Should You Eat a Banana? Its Colour Tells You
A banana's nutritional value shifts as it ripens and changes colour, so the best time to eat one depends on what your body needs.
Crops
Is It Bad to Add Salt at the Start When Cooking Dal?
A little salt at the start does little harm to masoor dal, but tougher lentils cook faster if salt is added once they are soft.
CookingHow to make a spicy raw mango lolly at home in the summer heat
A recipe published on 25 April 2026, during a heatwave, turns two green mangoes, mint, sugar, black salt and spices into frozen lollies; here are its steps, what the ingredients are, and WHO advice on sugar, salt and heat.
Agribusiness
Make Chilli Sauce at Home With This Easy Recipe
Fresh chilli sauce made at home with red chillies, garlic and vinegar is healthier than shop-bought sauce and can be tuned to taste.
Crops
Extreme Heat Threatens World Food Systems, Livelihoods of a Billion People at Risk
A joint report by the Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Meteorological Organization warns that extreme heat is pushing some food supplies towards the brink.
Cooking
Yoghurt Sauce for Tasty Salads: Three Recipes
A good dressing can transform a salad, and sauces made with yoghurt are both healthy and refreshing.
CookingFried egg with shrimp: a quick Bengali shrimp omelette for home cooks
A Jagonews24 recipe of 18 April 2026: half the shrimp is ground into beaten eggs, the rest is marinated in salt and turmeric, fried for 2-3 minutes and scattered on top, and the omelette is served with hot rice.
Fruits
Why You Should Eat Green Jackfruit
Green jackfruit, widely available in the hot season, is rich in nutrients and brings several health benefits when cooked properly.
Fruits
A Summer Treat: Make Green Jackfruit With Beef
A little beef can lift a curry of green jackfruit, or echor, which is now in the markets.
CookingJhinge-aloo posto: a ridge gourd and potato dish for Bangladesh's April heat
On 15 April 2026, as a mild heatwave spread across western Bangladesh, Jagonews24's lifestyle desk offered a light lunch dish: ridge gourd and potato cooked in poppy seed paste with mustard oil and green chillies.
CookingHow to cut a watermelon so the seeds come out in lines, not bite by bite
A cutting method credited to Japan and shared widely on social media, reported by Jagonews24 on 11 April 2026, follows the faint lines inside a watermelon so its black seeds come away in strips instead of being picked out one by one.