West Bengal · Culinary Guide
Canning
An authoritative guide to the city's essential dishes, notable restaurants, and definitive street food.
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West Bengal · Culinary Guide
An authoritative guide to the city's essential dishes, notable restaurants, and definitive street food.
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Dishes locals love — click any dish to explore where else it's popular across India.
Steamed Bhetki fish in banana leaf with mustard paste, available at local eateries, rupees 250-400
Prawns cooked in coconut milk gravy, found in most Bengali restaurants, rupees 300-500
Hilsa fish cooked in mustard gravy, seasonal, ask at local restaurants, rupees 400-700
Deep-fried flatbread with spicy potato curry, common breakfast, local stalls, rupees 50-100
Sweetened thick yogurt, available at sweet shops, rupees 30-80 per cup
Spongy sweet cheese balls in syrup, ubiquitous in sweet shops, rupees 10-20 per piece
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