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fondness for good food is legendary. Exotic Bengali cuisine is available at select
restaurants in Calcutta like Suruchi and Aheli (Peerless Inn). To experience the 
true taste of traditional cooking , it
is best to befriend a Bengali. His hospitality will definitely include a meal !Sweets hold
a position of pride for the Bengali . Cottage cheese based sweets like sandesh , rosogolla
and chanar payesh are very popular all over India. Mishti doi (sweetened
curd) and Patali gur c onfectionery (date palm jaggery) are must-try delicacies.Every district in
Bengal has a special sweet of its own . Langcha and mihidana-sitabhog of
Bardhaman , sharbhaja of Krishnanagar , chanabora of Murshidabad and so on .Luchi,
cholaar dal, kochuri and alurdom to chop-cutlet and telebhaja,
Calcutta will delight the food lover.Chinese cuisine is next on the popularity chart,
available in the Old China Town , the walled city at Tangra and restaurants on Park
Street. Restaurants specializing in Mughlai cuisine
(tandoori, kebabs, biriyani etc.) are located in the backstreets of New Market and Park
Circus. North Indian and the more sedate South Indian cuisine are available in restaurants
all over the city.Continental, Thai, Tibetan and Anglo-Indian cuisine are available in
eating houses in and around Chowringhee and Park Street.Special mention must be made about
kathi-rolls (kebabs wrapped in dough), a culinary delight of Calcutta.The
confectionery of Calcutta are well known all over India. Flury’s (formerly Swiss
owned) on Park Street, Nahoum’s (oldest Jewish bakery) in New Market are famous.
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