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Hilsa

Finfish and Shellfish Products

Hilsa, also known as ilish, ilishi, pulasa or hilsa shad, is a species of fish related to the herring, in the family Clupeidae. It is a very popular and sought-after food fish in the Bengal region, and is the national fish of Bangladesh and the state fish of the Indian state of West Bengal.

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Allergen
Fish 1
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Fish, Ingredients

Entity-backed identity for the allergen value this ingredient already carries as an enum fact, resolved to a ingredient entity by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The enum fact itself stays on the entity unchanged.

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Shorshe Ilish, Dishes
Source Shorshe ilish - Wikipedia
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1. Ilish (Wikipedia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilish (allergen)
Quote, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilish (allergen)
It is a very popular and sought-after food in the Bengal region and area and is the national fish of Bangladesh.
Shorshe ilish - Wikipedia
Used By: Shorshe Ilish, Infobox main_ingredient field: Hilsa, mustard paste, turmeric, common saltView the Source
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