There’s really not much to do in New Jalpaiguri (known by train code as NJP), India, except it’s a big train railroad junction – sort of the station that connects North India with Northeastern India. After spending time in both Darjeeling and Gangtok and I had to go back to NJP. And apart from waiting [...]
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Nagaland Food – An Overview of Delicious Naga Cuisine
Nagaland, located in very Northeastern India, is a state that’s just north of Myanmar and just south of China and Bhutan. There are sixteen main tribes in Nagaland, each with similar yet unique traditions and practices. While food from each tribe overlaps, there are also certain dishes that are specifically known from a certain tribe. [...]
Roasting and Eating Pig Intestines in Nagaland, India
After spending time in Kolkata, I had an opportunity to visit a friend of mine in the Northeastern Indian region of Nagaland. Eating pork is a big part of the local culture, especially around holidays and celebrations. I got to taste many different Naga food dishes, including lots of pork, fish, and some incredible chili [...]
VIDEO: Fish Curry and Rice on Camac Street, Kolkata, India
Thank you for watching! (If you can’t see the video, click here to watch it on YouTube) You may remember this delicious Indian street food stall that I wrote about a few weeks ago. And finally, here’s the video. Camamc Street is a business office street in the heart of Kolkata, India, and everyday for [...]
Catfish Curry, Vegetables, and Rice on Kolkata’s Camac Street
Camac Street, which apparently has been renamed Abanindranath Tagore Sarani, is a low-key (and pleasantly calm compared to other Kolkata streets) commercial street in the heart of Kolkata. Businesses, stores of many kinds, cafe’s, and residential condos all flourish along Camac Street. And there’s one other thing, Kolkata street food, which happens to be widely [...]
Jhal Muri – Kolkata’s Favorite Snack
Along with pani puri and ghugni chat, jhal muri is one of the most praised and widely present Bengali street food snacks. In Kolkata you’ll find jhal muri at just about every street corner and directly outside of nearly every important door you ever exit (outside of banks, hospitals, transportation stations, museums, etc.). Jhal Muri [...]
Terreti Bazar – Chinese Street Food Breakfast in Kolkata
Kolkata is not an early waking city. I went on numerous 7 am walks around town searching for something to eat, only to discover taxi drivers washing their cars, bathers on the streets, and just a number of tea stalls firing up their kerosene stoves. Real food is hardly available early morning in Kolkata. That [...]
Pani Puri (Puchka) – An Indian Snack Drowned in Flavor
Does a wet chip sound good to you? I’m guessing not. But in Kolkata, India, they seriously know what they are doing when it comes to street food, and many vendors literally serve chips filled with water. And they are incredibly delicious! Pani puri (which is also known as a golgappa and is most commonly referred [...]
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