Category: Food & Travel in Bengal

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).

Food & Travel in Bengal, Restaurant Review

6 Ballygunge Place (New Town, Kolkata) – A Grand Tribute To The Bengali Food Culture

If you are in and around New Town/ Rajarhat, Kolkata during make sure to book a table at 6 Ballygunge Place New Town – you won’t regret it. When I shifted to New Town, the budding outskirts of our Kolkata, I found it to be a really peaceful and clean place to reside. However, the gastronome in me was disheartened to the core of the … Continue reading 6 Ballygunge Place (New Town, Kolkata) – A Grand Tribute To The Bengali Food Culture

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Food & Travel in Bengal, Weekend Destination from Kolkata

Weekend Destination Near Kolkata – Shantiniketan

An Abode of Peace Approximately 163 kms from Kolkata lies this small town, Shantiniketan – an ideal place to revive and rejuvenate your soul. The land of bauls, the land of art and culture, the dream place of Rabindra Nath Tagore, Shantiniketan, is now also a great weekend destination and attracts tourists from all over the world. History In 1863, when Maharshi Debendranath Tagore founded … Continue reading Weekend Destination Near Kolkata – Shantiniketan

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Food & Travel in Bengal, Restaurant Review

The Orient – Presentation is a Taste Enhancer

We have an innate aversion towards restaurants in malls – that doesn’t mean we completely turn our backs to them. But we only visit a restaurant in shopping complexes, when they are new, like Traffic Gastropub in CC2, that also was back in 2014. Thus, in spite of visiting City Centre 2 in multiple occasions, we never tried the food at The Orient Restaurant on … Continue reading The Orient – Presentation is a Taste Enhancer

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This Christmas let’s take a tour around the heritage bakeries of my city Kolkata

Christmas in my city Kolkata is always special. Owing to its long colonial association, Kolkata have imbibed a lot of cultural influences of the British. The influence is evident in the way the city, specially the Central Kolkata, Park Street, Bow Barracks, deck themselves up during the Christmas and New Year fortnight. It’s a time for Kolkatans, to start baking at homes as well visiting … Continue reading This Christmas let’s take a tour around the heritage bakeries of my city Kolkata

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Maachher Matha Diye Chocchori

The quintessential Bengali recipe where all possible vegetables are mixed in the wok Before I start, I would like to clear a misconception regarding the spelling of ‘Chochhori’ – it’s always Chochhori and not Chorchori (the term bongs use to term the Velcro strips in the shoes or bags). So it’s maacher matha diye chocchori and not maacher matha diye chorchori! I had always seen … Continue reading Maachher Matha Diye Chocchori

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Food & Travel in Bengal, Weekend Destination from Kolkata

A Weekend Destination From Kolkata On The Banks Of Rupnarayan River

Unaware of the cyclone Bulbul approaching, we made a booking at Hotel Sonar Bangla, Kolaghat, on the banks of Rupnarayan river. It was such a heard about place and the hoardings often so invited me on our way to Midnapore, that when the topic of a weekend trip was thrown at the dinner table, I couldn’t think of anything else but this resort. So, with … Continue reading A Weekend Destination From Kolkata On The Banks Of Rupnarayan River

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Calcutta 64 – Perfect cafe in Kolkata for work meet ups over good food and first flush tea

We, the contributors of KolkataFusion, recently went to Calcutta 64, a café in Kolkata for a work meet and to discuss our future plans regarding our website. We had told you earlier that KolkataFusion is a legacy that we wish to leave back for our children or forthcoming generations of Bengalis, who would perhaps forget what a physical Adda looks like. We wish that they … Continue reading Calcutta 64 – Perfect cafe in Kolkata for work meet ups over good food and first flush tea

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Nawabi Dastarkhwan @Oudh 1590 Deshapriya Park

It was a sultry afternoon. As we entered through the gates of Oudh 1590, Deshapriya Park branch, we were greeted with a thumri playing at the background somewhere. “Babul mora naihar chhuto hi jaaye….Char kahaar mile, mori doliyaa sajave Mora aapnaa begana chhuto jaay! Naihar chhuto hi jaay………..” Amidst the excitement of trying out Awadhi Dastarkhwan (cuisine in Persian) a sadness veiled over my mind … Continue reading Nawabi Dastarkhwan @Oudh 1590 Deshapriya Park

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Bengali Cuisine, Food & Travel in Bengal

Potol Baata – A Bengali avatar of pointed gourd paste

As starters or Prothom Paate, Bengali cuisine offers a variety of pastes or Baatas. Potol Baata, among them, is basically an easier version of Potol Pur or Potoler Dorma. The original preparation of the latter dish involves piercing a small hole on top of the pointed gourds after peeling off the skins and scooping out the seeds and the pulp from the inside. The pulp … Continue reading Potol Baata – A Bengali avatar of pointed gourd paste

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Kankrol er Dolma – Stuffed Spine Gourd Croquettes

During the monsoon season, Spine gourds or Kankrol (many Bengalis call it kakrol or ghee korola) appear in abundance in the Bengal markets. The most popular recipe with this vegetable is obviously shallow fries or bhaja to be accompanied with any kind of Daal. But, in many Bengali households the Kankrol is eaten as starters with stuffings comprising generally of grated coconut, mustard-poppyseed paste (sorshe-posto … Continue reading Kankrol er Dolma – Stuffed Spine Gourd Croquettes

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