Where to find quintessential kathi rolls, coconut prawn curry risotto, chargrilled spiced goat ribs, and mango lava sandesh in the City of Joy
Kolkata is a relatively young city, an amalgamation of villages formed after the English landed on the swampy shores of the Ganges in Bengal in the late 17th century. By the turn of the 19th century, the city had metamorphosed into a haven of private enterprise that drew people from around the world: artisans, traders, landowners — and the cooks and confectioners who fed them.
Today, the culinary landscape is a tapestry knit from these diverse culinary traditions, and the city’s industrial roots continue to show through in pice hotels, utilitarian eateries that serve unpretentious Bengali food at reasonable prices, mostly to working-class customers. But as a buzzing magnet for the arts, Kolkata is constantly balancing the comfort of old favorites with the thrill of exploration.
is a food and culture writer from Kolkata. Her work focuses on the intersections of food, history, and culture, and has appeared in publications like
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