Try Shrimp Samosas for Your Afternoon Snack
Crisp samosas with a spicy shrimp filling make a change from the usual afternoon snack.
Crisp samosas with a spicy shrimp filling make a change from the usual afternoon snack.
FruitsNeither fruit is simply better, the Bengali news site Jagonews24 concluded on 11 July 2026: apples offer more fibre for fewer calories, bananas more potassium and quick energy. USDA data, NIH, WHO and published studies show where those claims stand.
HealthResearch suggests garlic supplements may lower blood sugar slightly in people with diabetes; crushing garlic and letting it stand for 10 minutes before eating or cooking helps, but it is no substitute for medicine.
Juicy ripe mangoes still in the market at the end of summer can be turned into soft, fragrant poa pitha at home.
FisheriesPrawns stored for a long time or of poor quality are often sold as fresh, Jagonews24 warned in July 2026. US Food and Drug Administration advice shows how smell, flesh colour and the ice in a pack reveal their quality.
CropsHilsa rubbed by hand with onion, turmeric, chilli, crushed green chillies and mustard oil, then braised covered in a little water, makes hand-mixed hilsa bhuna in 7 to 10 minutes, a recipe published in the monsoon hilsa season of July 2026.
Whether tilapia is good or bad for you depends largely on where and how it is farmed and how it is cooked.
Bananas are highly nutritious, but when you eat them affects how well the body uses their nutrients.
CookingOn 4 July 2026, at the height of the jackfruit season, Jagonews24 published a simple recipe for jackfruit payesh, a rice and milk pudding sweetened and scented with chopped ripe jackfruit, cardamom and cinnamon.
CookingFeijoada, a slow-cooked stew of beans, meat and sausage, is a popular dish of the West African island nation of Cape Verde. Here is the recipe Jagonews24 published in July 2026.
Small-fish chorchori in mustard oil is a nutritious, quick home-style dish to eat with hot rice at lunch.
A glass of milk on an empty stomach suits many people but can cause discomfort for those with lactose intolerance or blood-sugar problems.
HealthResearch shows the soft bones of small fish are a good calcium source, but large, sharp bones can lodge in the throat or gullet and cause bleeding or perforation, so a stuck bone needs a doctor quickly.