ओंखाम आरो नाया दोरोङारियै साबसिन जाग्रा, जायनि थाखाय बाङालियाव मोनसे बाथ्रा भाव दं दि, "माच्चे भाते बांगाली" जायनि ओंथया जाबाय "ओंखाम आरो नाया बेंगलिखौ सोरजियो"।
Rice and fish are traditional favorite foods, leading to a saying in Bengali, "machhe bhate bangali" which translates as "fish and rice make a Bengali".