Fish curry
The famed machher jhaal curry is probably made in every home in Kolkata. Served with rice, this is the perfect lunch and tops the list of traditional Bengali cuisine.
Street Food
Streets of Kolkatta are filled with chaat items like phuchkas, jhaal muri and aloo chana chaat. Spicy and tangy, these make for a great snack.
Raj Bhog Sweet
Raj bhog is a traditional Bengali sweet, usually made of paneer or chena and has the delicate flavours of rose and saffron. While it is available in every sweet shop in Kolkata, K.C. Das and Balaram Mullick Sweets are two chain stores worth a visit.
Thukpa
Darjeeling’s food scene includes Tibetan noodle soup called Thukpa. Comforting, warm and filling, a bowl of this is goodness.
Darjeeling Tea
Known as ‘the master of teas’, Darjeeling Tea is a tea-lovers delight. Nehru Road has an exclusive outlet of ‘Goodricke tea.’