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Off the boat

What lands on your plate

Meals are cooked aboard by a local crew through the passage — mostly fish, rice, and whatever the village markets had that morning.

Shorshe Ilish, hilsa fish in mustard sauce
Bengal's favourite

Shorshe Ilish

Hilsa simmered in a mustard-seed gravy — the dish everyone waits for through the monsoon.

Chingri malai curry, prawns in coconut milk
Coastal classic

Chingri Malai Curry

River prawns cooked slow in coconut milk — a dish shared out at nearly every meal stop.

Bengali khichuri, a mixed rice and lentil dish
Onboard staple

Bhape Khichuri

Rice and lentils steamed soft — the crew's answer to a damp morning on deck.

Nolen gur sandesh, a Bengali sweet made with date palm jaggery
Winter special

Nolen Gur Sandesh

A milk sweet folded with fresh date-palm jaggery, sold along the Godkhali road in season.