Bangladesh shares a common Bengali culture, language and history with its neighbors in the nearby Indian state of West Bengal. This shared culture also carries over to its food many dishes are shared across borders and are commonly referred to as Bengali cuisine.Bangladeshi cuisine is decidedly South Asian in nature. However, its unique in its abundant use of fish and its employment of a variety of often fiery pastes made from ground roots, spices and chilies. So fiery they are, were told, that even some visiting Indians cant handle the heat.