Learn to Cook Authentic Bengali Food in a Local Home

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Enjoy a private cooking demonstration in a Calcutta home. Your host for the day is Bibi, a local restauranteur and all-around food lover. Bibi will teach you about the features of regional Bengali cooking and then show you to the kitchen where she will demonstrate how to prepare a few dishes. Enjoy the meal together at her table and leave with a new appreciation of Indian cuisine and everyday life.

Additional Info

Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Kolkata (Calcutta), India
Trip Category: Food, Wine & Nightlife >> Cooking Classes



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Enjoy a private cooking demonstration in a Calcutta home. Your host for the day is Bibi, a local restauranteur and all-around food lover. Bibi will teach you about the features of regional Bengali cooking and then show you to the kitchen where she will demonstrate how to prepare a few dishes. Enjoy the meal together at her table and leave with a new appreciation of Indian cuisine and everyday life.

This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. Join Bibi in her small kitchen watch her demonstrate how to cook authentic Bengali food that centers around a variety of vegetables and the flavors of mustard and panch poran (Bengali five-spice). The cooking demonstration will last about 1-2 hours.

Stop At:

• Traveling Spoon, Kolkata (Calcutta) 700071 India

Sample Menu

• shaag bhaja (fried greens)
• dal
• vegetable bhaja (fried eggplant, crisp fried potato sticks)
• khao suey (Indian style Burmese chicken curry and noodle)
• mishti doi (sweetened yoghurt)



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