West Bengal · Culinary Guide
Samsi
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.
Traditional Bengali fish curry with rice, available at local eateries, rupees 100-180
Poppy seed paste with potatoes, a vegetarian staple, found in local dhabas, rupees 60-90
Hilsa fish cooked in mustard gravy (seasonal), check local restaurants in Malda, rupees 300-500
Deep-fried flatbread with spicy potato curry, popular breakfast, local stalls, rupees 40-70
Sweetened thick yogurt, a Bengali dessert, available at sweet shops, rupees 30-50 per cup
Spongy sweet cheese balls in syrup, iconic Bengali sweet, local sweet shops, rupees 10-20 per piece
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