"The BeautiFood Standards" in Bengali #BlogChatterFoodFest

While exploring old Bengali literature, I often encounter descriptions of a person's beautiful features being compared to various food items. Similar to the phrase "Sharbati Aankhen" in Hindi/Urdu or "almond-shaped eyes" in English, we Bengalis have developed our own beauty standards influenced by food. Perhaps I could call it "BeautiFood standards." Today, I thought of sharing with my readers some of the most popular "Beautifood Standards" most widely used in literature. 1. Potol Chera Chokh: It literally means eyes shaped like split pointed gourds or parwal . This phrase has been extensively used to describe a woman's beautiful and large eyes. However, if we consider it literally, the image may look...well...you decide.. Is it not "Beautifood?" 2. Paner Moton Mukh: The literal translation of the phrase is a face shaped like a betel leaf, which refers to heart-shaped facial features. If you've observed, many of the tradi...