The name Food and Travel in Bengal say it all – a page about West Bengal’s gastronomy.
Like most Bengalis, we, too, love food from all generations and all parts of the world and we would die if we cannot travel.
Through our page, we will try to bring to you some of the traditional dishes recipes along with some unique fusion recipes. It’s our earnest effort to delve into the culinary of Bengal – A Land That Cherishes Good Food. We’ll bring to you the restaurants from then and the new ones, share the hidden gems with you and speak about the newly opened restaurants.
In our travel section, we’ll share our travel experiences in and around West Bengal. At times, you may also find us writing about places like Pune and Pondicherry. After all, flights have made these also feasible during weekends, too! But, that will be rare. Our major focus is on West Bengal Tourism, Orrisa, Jharkhand, Sikkim, Assam, and Bihar – the neighboring states of West Bengal. Our focus is to provide details on different travel destinations from which you can plan your next holiday outings, or, set for armchair traveling in the comfort of your homes.
Grab some food and enjoy reading. Also, do, let us know if you ever cook something from our menu or the experience of visiting the mentioned restaurants (won’t stop you from adding on to something new). You can also mail us your recipes and we’ll be happy to publish your recipes on our food and travel in Bengal’s page (with due credit).
Through this lucid travelogue, Parna shares her first-hand experience in Rinchenpong. Read on to know what to see, where to visit and whom to contact for your booking. I tend to seek refuge in the Himalayas. The lofty ranges, the green trees, the valleys and the moors of the Himalayas help me to rediscover myself again and again. Running away to the mighty mountains gives … Continue reading Rustic Rinchenpong
Winter is the best time to enjoy crab meat. And this time when winter has decided to stretch itself, in Kolkata, too, we thought of sharing some simple tips on how to cook crab meat. Traditional Bengali Style Crab Meat Recipe Being surrounded by water bodies, the Bengalis grew weaknesses for various types of fishes, snails and crabs. The crabs were regularly cooked in the … Continue reading How To Cook Crab Meat Delicacy
A famous saying about the Gangasagar Mela goes – Shob tirtho bar bar, Ganga Sagar ek baar – which means a pilgrimage to the Gangasagar Mela is equivalent to the pilgrimages to the other religious sites . Pilgrims believe if you take a dip in this auspicious river of Ganga at Sagar Island (Sagar Dweep), your soul will be freed of all sins and you … Continue reading Gangasagar Mela – The Makarsankranti Fair that connects all alike
The year 2020 hasn’t been the best year for most of us. But, KolkataFusion was the silver lining in our lives. When everything has started falling apart, it gave us the hope to survive – your support gave us the strength to be where we are today! We launched our website, have started investing time, and brain in SEO, exploring new ways to make our … Continue reading Wrapping up the year 2020
Chicken Mini Dynamites is the cute name we had given to our version of Chicken Pakoda or chicken fritters. So, yes, as the name might suggest, it’s not any bomb that will burst in your kitchen; on the contrary, it might become your friend in all snaking-munching need. As we know, Chicken Pakoda has been the all-time favourite of the Bengali households. And, without exaggerating, … Continue reading Chicken Mini Dynamites Recipe – A Snack To Suit Any Mood
Homemade Christmas cake is a delicacy to cherish during the holiday season. With some mild alterations, you can bake it anytime of the year for your loved ones. Christmas time is nostalgia for all of us, especially those studied in the Christian Convent Schools. Our Christmas celebrations started from mid-November when we began rehearsing for different Christmas programmes organised in our school – MAMC Carmel … Continue reading Homemade Christmas Cake – Easy Plum Cake Recipe that runs in the family
The word ‘Basanti’ means yellow in Bengali. The sweet yellow Basanti Pulao or Polao, as we Bengalis call it, is one of our quintessential food items that we prepare during any special occasion – marriage, pujo, birthdays, feasts and so on. The sweet taste of the Basanti Polao complements the hot and spicy side dishes, or you can eat it as a standalone dish with … Continue reading Traditional Bengali Basanti Pulao Recipe
Palak Paneer is not a peculiar Bengali food but extremely popular among the Bengalis. There is an abundance of Palang Shaak or Palak in the Bengal markets during winters, thus an easy entrance for Palak Paneer in the Bengali food lovers’ homes and Palang shaker ghonto, or Palang Shaak bhaja. The Palak Paneer Recipe had been passed down to the Bengali Kayasthas by their Mughal … Continue reading The Bong Connection in Palak Paneer Recipe
In two of our previous posts, we shared a trivia on the ‘Dolma’ preparation prevalent in Bengali households and a trick to cook the shortcut of Potoler Dolma (the shortcut trick was shared by one of our mothers.) A few days ago, a simple preparation of Potoler Dolma was made in our house. I instantly decided to share the preparation guideline I followed while cooking … Continue reading A simple preparation of Potoler Dolma – Bengali Style Stuffed Pointed Gourds
In our previous post on Gajorer Halua, we had already shared about how Mughlai cuisine influenced the cooking styles in the ‘Kayastha’ (the employees who worked as scribes in the Mughal Darbar) households. The chicken keema recipe also comes from the Mughlai kitchen, which found wide acceptance among the Bengali scribe class or the Bengali Kayasthas. History says that the Mughlai Chicken Keema was first … Continue reading Chicken Keema Recipe- Mughlai savoury dish prepared in Bengali style
