WAIE (whatamieating.com)
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| lal shaak (লাল শাক)
Language: Bengali
Description: Basella.
| Basella, kindly photographed by Siddharth Dasgupta in Kolkata |
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Latin: Basella rubra/Amaranthus gangeticus
Ethnicity: Indian Subcontinent
Most frequent country: Bangladesh, India
Most frequent region: West Bengal
Better known as: amaranth
Also known as: chaulai sag, chavli, chavrai, cheera, chuamarsa, ganhar, gogta saag, kalgaghasa, lal cholai, marsa, mula keerai, mullai, rajgira, ram dana, solai, thampala, thotakoora, yeledantu
Substitutes: spinach
See places: Bengali Food and Cuisine
See foods and dishes: amaranth, basella, Indian spinach
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