Gorge on 142 varieties of fish for a steal

If you are a fish connoisseur and want to taste some of the best cuisines cooked from both desi and exotic fish varieties at the cheapest rate in town, then Eco Park is the place where you should be this Puja.

The State Fisheries Development Corporation (SFDC) is all set to launch its sit-and-dine restaurant at Eco Park in New Town Rajarhat where aficionados can enjoy at least 142 various cuisines cooked from nearly 40 varieties of fish.

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“We would be offering all these cuisines at the cheapest rates in town because the fish is from our water bodies. The dishes range between Rs 40 and Rs 200. It would be an ‘All Fish’ stall, which is sure to appeal to Bengalis,” said Soumyajit Das, managing director of the SFDC.

One such stall has already come up at Nalban. The second and third stalls are being planned at Eco Park and Nabanna. The corporation also has some takeaway stalls in Nicco Park.

“Apart from the desi varieties such as the Rui, Katla, Chaital, Tangra and Pabda among others, people can also enjoy cuisines cooked from exotic varieties such as the Vietnam Koi, Chanos from Philippines, Pompano from Vietnam and Vannamei shrimp from the eastern Pacific. They are all being cultured here,” he added.

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The idea was floated by chief minister Mamata Banerjee recently in a meeting at Town Hall. She had urged that all departments should hand over their water bodies to the fisheries department which could then be utilised to culture fishes.

Accordingly, the water bodies at Upasanashthal (8.74 hectare), water treatment plant (30 hectare), Eco Urban village (15 hectare), SWM area (30 hectare), Diler bheri (17 hectare) were identified to be handed over to SFDC on a 50:50 profit sharing basis.

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The fish stall at Eco Park would be coming up at the Heliconia garden inside the park which would be handed over the fisheries department.

The HIDCO would source its fish requirements for Café Ekante from SFDC as much as possible. The ‘All Fish’ stall will be a star attraction at Prakriti Tirtha as the tourists from other states and countries would love to taste the various preparations of fish, staple to Bengali cuisine.