biriani-with rice and mutton or chicken and khichuri are available in any reasonable restaurant. Those who do not care for rice dishes can try mughlai parata, plain parata or naan, which go very well with curries. Seafood and sweet-water fish are available in most of the towns. Fish-lovers should not miss smoked hilsa, fresh bhetki and chingri (lobster/king prawns) malaikari, Prawn dopyaza.


Drinks
Cha: The milky sweet tea available almost everywhere, Lassi: the refreshing yogurt drink. Green coconut water is a fine, safe and refreshing drink. International soft drinks, such as Pepsi, Coca Cola, Fanta, 7-up, Mirinda and Sprite are readilly available. Hard drinks are available in big hotels. On Fridays drinking in public areas is not recommended for foreigners.

Desserts Misti Dhohi: Sweetened yougurt, Halua: a common dessert ranging from egg halua to carrot, sooji or wheat cream, almond, pistachio, nuts and so on. Sandesh: a milk based dessert, one of the best available. Zorda: Sweetened rice with nuts. Firni: rice flour cooked in milk, sugar and flavourant. Rasgolla & Kalojam: two popular milk-based desserts and made with sugar, flour and ghee. Ros Malai: round sweets floating in a thick milk. Pitha: a blanket term for cakes or pastries including specific varieties such as chitoi, dhupi, takti, andsoha, puli, bhapa and pua

Fruits Mango, Lichee, Banana, Papayas, Jackfruit, Watermelon, Pineapple, Coconut and Orange.

Recommended Fast Food Restaurants:

• Waterfront Restaurant, Zia International Airport, Ph: (880-2) 8915407
• Coopers, Airport Road. Ph: (880-2) 8119993
• Yummy Yummy etc.
• The White Castle Ltd. 20, Kemal Ataturk Avenue. Ph: (880-2) 606268,605914
• Seven Eleven, Mirpur Road, Dhanmondi. Ph: (880-2) 8117263
• Big Bite, 22/B Sonargaon Road,Hatirpul. Ph: (880-2) 9664140
• Sajna, 10 South Avenue, Gulshan-1,Dhaka-1212.Ph: (880-2) 603507,603243
• China Town, 53 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue. Ph: (880-2) 8111329,8118425