Bengali
traditional food, especially the yummy mouthwatering sweets are popular
all over India. Bengal boasts off its cottage cheese based sweets like
sandesh, rosogolla and chanar payesh. Other must try delicacies consist
of Misti doi (sweetened curd) and Patali gur confectionery (date palm
jaggery). When it comes to Calcutta cuisine, it can be said that each
district of Bengal has its own unique dish to offer like Langcha and
mihidana-sitabhog of Bardhaman, sharbhaja of Krishnanagar, chanabora of
Murshidabad etc. Read on to know more about cuisine of Kolkata, India
Calcutta will never disappoint food lovers. In Bengal, Chinese cuisine
is in demand. North Indian and south Indian food can be found virtually
in any restaurant. Other cuisines that Bengalis are fond of include
Continental, Thai, Tibetian and Anglo-Indian. If you wish to savor the
taste of these cuisines, you can visit some eating-houses in and around
Chowringhee and Park Street. When it comes to the cooking specialty of
Calcutta, Kathi rolls (kebabs wrapped in dough) truly deserve a special
mention.
What to eat in Calcutta India
Below is given a list of some foods that you can indulge in:
Here is given information on the cuisine of
Kolkata and Bengali traditional food. Check out what to eat in
Calcutta India.
Calcutta Cuisine
- Luchi
- Cholaar dal
- Kochuri and alurdom
- Chop-cutlet
- Telebhaja
Some of the best confectionary shops of Kolkata that
provide quality stuff are:
- Flury's (formerly Swiss owned) on Park Street
- Nahoum's (oldest Jewish bakery) in New Market
- Others include Uppu, Crust, Kathleen, Monginis, Jalajoga