A 4-Kg hilsa fish sold for Rs 22,000 in Kolkata

Jamai Shashthi is a festival of Bengalis where the taste buds of the son-in-law are pampered with the best of the best. And, on this occasion, a hilsa fish was sold for Rs 22000 - it was a prize catch weighing 4-Kg and was from Myanmar, as disclosed by the fish vendor.
This has been reported in hindustantimes.com dated 10 June 2016.

The price paid for the fish is an all time record as vouched for by the traders at the wholesale market in Howrah where the fish was sold. The buyer was a retailer from Gariahat Market in posh South Kolkata and it was obvious that some lucky son-in-law would get an opportunity to taste it. As the vendor explained - he had bought the fish from a company of Myanmar and, when he put it up for auction, the bidders were desperate to lay hands on it. Since there was no Hilsa coming from Bangladesh, the demand for the king of fish was obviously high.


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