food history

Dhakai Parota- or north Kolkata nostalgia

I strongly believe, heritage does not only mean a few bricks and mortar buildings. It's something, that can be felt,…

5 years ago

Jalua Kachori Rabri- Barrackpore

I know, if you hear of the name Barrackpore, the first thing that comes to your mind, is Biryani- two…

5 years ago

Dada Boudi biryani, Barrackpore

If someone loves to talk about Biryani in West Bengal, one small town comes into competition with Kolkata. Yes, I…

5 years ago

Janai-er manohara and a confused identity

"Hmmm, good that you're working on your sweets of Bengal... like it !!!" She spoke to me or was it…

6 years ago

Shaktigarh- the lyangcha town

Äre you getting lazy on your “Sweets Of Bengal” series”? Somebody asked me- shyly, coyly. And I was looking for…

6 years ago

War of Bengali vegetable dishes

Bengali vegetable dish- an enigma or a war-ground. As much as we denote Bengalis as a fish-loving community, few India…

6 years ago

Trincas- a slice of our childhood

During my childhood, we used to stay in Bhowanipore and shifted to CIT Road during my class 11. And during…

6 years ago

Makhan Lal Moyra- one of the oldest sweet shop

If someone talks about the food culture of Kolkata, or rather Bengal,  sweets are something that can claim the spotlight.…

6 years ago

Parsee dharamshala- For Parsee food in Kolkata

Parsee food is like Aranyadeb- yes, I am talking about the Indrajal comics character here. Everybody has heard about it…

6 years ago

Sitabhog Mihidana- the Jai-Veeru of Burdwan

Sitabhog and Mihidana- now if I talk about the sweets of Bengal, this combo is bound to be discussed. Probably…

6 years ago

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