by Madhushree Basu Roy | Dec 20, 2021 | Food, Foodblog |
Don’t frown at the title. Mutton is not really bad for health contrary to what Indian doctors suggest. In fact, mutton in the Indian context is goat meat. It is a rich source of protein and several minerals and vitamins, including vitamin b 12. So this blog post...
by Anindya | Dec 16, 2021 | Eating Out |
This came at a point when it was least expected. If you tell me you don’t know what has happened with the F& B Industry in the last 18 months, then I will consider that you have been sleeping under the rock. It has been a theme park roller coaster ride for...
by Anindya | Dec 15, 2021 | Eating Out, Food |
Rice noodles originated in the south of China made of rice flour and water. They are placed in water rice storage for up to nine months to age. It’s then cleaned and then fermented for days. Once it’s fermented, it’s grounded to produce flour....
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Dec 13, 2021 | Food, Foodblog |
It is the season for cauliflowers once again and we love it. Cauliflowers literally take over the kitchen and we add it to most of everything. And with winter, we also crave warm soups in the evening or for dinner. This pan-roasted cauliflower soup is effortless and...
by Anindya | Dec 10, 2021 | Italy, Travel |
Rome is one of those places where seeing everything in a few days is impossible, especially for first-timers. Italian cuisines, old Roman architecture and the Vatican are all intermingled in the city’s past and present face. However, it’s essential to make...
by Anindya | Dec 8, 2021 | Food, Foodblog |
We went to The Tangra Project, the ambitious restaurant by Chef Vikramjit Roy, Vir Kotak and Anurodh Samal for a project with Pikturenama Studios and that was the first time we entered this restaurant. My earliest memory of Vikramjit goes back to the time when he was...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Dec 6, 2021 | Food, Foodblog |
We Bengalis love deep-fried food and most of our street food is deep-fried. Chicken cutlet is popular street food from Kolkata. Kolkata-style chicken cutlet is usually made with minced chicken. Kolkata style chicken cutlet Bengali chicken cutlet is made with minced...
by Anindya | Nov 23, 2021 | Eating Out |
There are many gems in my city yet some always remain to be discovered and experienced again. Discovery is a wrong word and will be condemned by many. How do you discover a place in the year 2021 which has been in existence since 1937? How do you call a place a gem...
by Anindya | Nov 22, 2021 | Food, Foodblog |
One of my Mami (maternal aunt) is Sindhi. She is born and brought up in Kolkata, speaks Bengali fluently too. And she loves shukto and luchi more than any average Bengali. She never lets a chance go to wear her shankha-pola and go for a Sindoor khela. A lady with...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Nov 19, 2021 | Food, Foodblog |
Like I had written in my previous post on pui shaaker chorchori, Bengali recipe names are often based on their cooking techniques. And some of the names are quite funny too. Bandhakopir ghonto is one such funny name. I mean, why ‘ghonto’? I have always...
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