Ashish Kumar/ West Champaran. West Champaran district of Bihar is famous all over the world for its delicious and delicious non-veg dishes. Especially if we talk about Handi Mutton i.e. Champaran’s famous Ahuna Meat and Mutton Kebab, then you will not find its taste anywhere in the world. In this sequence, today we are going to tell you about those famous fish dishes made in Champaran, which people come from far and wide to eat. Let us tell you that this fish dish is made in Dhanahan area of Madhubani block of West Champaran district. To eat it, people come from most of the districts of Bihar, Kushinagar and Gorakhpur of Uttar Pradesh and also from the neighboring country Nepal.
Just as Banahoura market of Nautan block of West Champaran district is famous for Mutton Seekh Kebab. Similarly, Dhanahan market of Madhubani block of the district is also famous for delicious dishes of different species of fish. The local people here harvest dozens of species of fish and prawns from the river every day. After that, after cleaning them thoroughly, they prepare dishes like fish curry and fish fry with a mixture of various spices. Local resident and shopkeeper Pushp Raj tells It is said that she has been doing this work with her husband for the last 6 years. In every shop present in the market, about 8 types of fish fry and curry dishes are prepared. Among these, fishes like Chepwa, Baikhi, Rohu, Patya, Pothia, Tengra and prawns are special.
Price ranges from Rs 400 to Rs 1200 per kg
Vinay Mishra, who came to Dhana Pul in Madhubani block of West Champaran district of Bihar after covering a distance of 65 kilometers from Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh, says that he has been coming here continuously for the last five years only to eat fish dishes. He claims that such They have never eaten this delicious fish dish anywhere else. This is the reason why people from many areas of UP come here to eat fish. Shopkeeper Ajay Singh says that according to the species of fish, the price of fish fry here ranges from Rs 400 per kg to Rs 1200 per kg. The highest price is of big size prawns, which is mainly made in the form of fry. goes.
People come from Bihar-UP and Nepal
Local shopkeepers say that on an average a shopkeeper consumes up to 30 kg of fish every day. Here, two dishes like fish fry and fish curry are prepared from different fishes. Some special spices are added to them for their unmatched taste, and every day only fresh fishes from the river are selected for the dish. People come from Bihar’s Siwan, Muzaffarpur, Gopalganj including Kushinagar and Gorakhpur of UP and neighboring country Nepal.
FIRST PUBLISHED: May 13, 2024, 10:26 IST