Food of Kolkata reflects the taste and food habit of the city dwellers. Dining in Kolkata is indeed a delightful experience in itself. During a trip to Calcutta, one can enjoy various types of mouth-watering cuisines. From vegetarian to non vegetarian dishes, soups to deserts and appetizers to sweet dishes, all are relished equally by the city dwellers, as well as by the international visitors.
Mainly, rice with fish curry is considered to be the main dish of the people of Kolkata. "Luchi tarkari" is another favorite dish of the residents of Calcutta. On the other hand, among sweets, "Roshogolla", "Chomchom", "Shondesh", "Rajbhog", "Pantua","Pithe" and "Payesh" are indeed the most frequently consumed ones.
If you are fond of snacks, you can have "Kachuri",
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"Singara, Jilpi" and "Alur Chop". "Khichdi" is another great wonder of Bengal's culinary world. Usually this recipe is consumed along with fried vegetable that is popularly known as "Labra" in Kolkata.
Other highly-preferred food items of Kolkata people include "alu posto", "begun bhaja", "alu bhaja" and "dim bhaja". There are several eateries where pure Bengali foods are available. Among them Bhajahari Manna (in Ekdalia Park, Salt Lake), Aaheli, Suruchi (in the Peerless Inn hotel), Kewpies (in 2 Elgin Lane , South Kolkata) and Aradhana (in 205 A.P.C. Road) are very popular for offering traditional Bengali cuisines.
Apart from all these, multi-cuisine restaurants are also there to cater to your appetite. In those eateries, Chinese, South Indian, Muglai, Punjabi, Mexican as well as Thai recipes remain available. Added to this, a large number of Pizza huts are spread all over the city.
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