Machh bhaja Machh bhaja In West Bengal, Tripura, Orissa, Assam and Bangladesh, fried fish or Māchh bhājā is a common delicacy eaten as a snack or fritter to go with a meal. Riverine fish like "bhetki", "topshey", "aarh" and "pābdā" (Ompok pābdā), and anadromous fish such as hilsa are commonly fried in Bengali cuisine, Oriya cuisine and Assamese cuisine. The oil used to fry the fish may often be used as a dip. Fried fish roe (e.g. of hilsa) are also often eaten this way. The fish is often deep fried such that fish bones become crispy and edible, as is the
Philippines at the 2006 Asian Games Philippines at the 2006 Asian Games The Philippines participated in the 2006 Asian Games held in Doha, Qatar; for the 15th straight time in the same number of stagings of the Games. The country did not participate in Men's and Women's Basketball for the first time due to the continuing suspension by International Basketball Federation ("Fédération Internationale de Basketball" or FIBA). The country was represented by 233 athletes participating in 31 sports, including boxing, cue sports, and taekwondo which brought the most medals to the country. The 2005 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) gold medallists and Southeast Asian powerhouse competed