Shatkora Beef
সাতকরা গরুর মাংস
Slow-cooked beef with chunks of shatkora, a bitter-aromatic citrus found almost only in Sylhet.
Shatkora is a thick-skinned wild citrus grown in the Sylhet region. Its rind is cut into pieces and cooked with beef or mutton, giving the curry a sharp, fragrant, slightly bitter note unlike anything else in Bangladeshi cooking. It is a pride of Sylheti homes and restaurants, and expatriate Sylhetis carry the fruit to Britain and beyond.
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Place Ratargul Swamp Forest
রাতারগুল জলাবনA freshwater swamp forest where you glide by boat between half-submerged trees in green, silent water.
Place Jaflong
জাফলংClear water flows over pebbles beneath the Meghalaya hills, with a suspension bridge visible across the border.
Place Bichanakandi
বিছনাকান্দিA wide bed of boulders where cold streams from the hills spread out in clear, shallow pools.
Place Lalakhal
লালাখালA river of startling blue-green water winding past tea gardens and forested hills.
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