Kolkata College Square Food Tour I 120 years Old Cabin + Rosogolla + Imly & Daab Sharbet + Misti Doi
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
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The worldwide glory of Kolkata rests not just on its rich history and heritage, diverse cultural and deep intellectual canvas but also on its irresistible food scenario that is a convergence of subtle and robust flavours. So today we are exploring the go to food items that thrives in the historic, vibrant and nostalgic lanes of North Kolkata along with our gracious host Pamela Das.
Before heading to College street or Boi Para as it is locally known as, we had to commence our food tour in the city with the ubiquitous Bengali sweet Rosogolla that is one of the soul foods of this historical city. And for this Pamella took us to Chittaranjan Mistanna Bhandar who Rosogollas are deemed as the best in this part of the city. True to its reputation, each of the syrupy white balls transported us to a state where there was complete bliss. It was fascinating to learn about the evolution of sweets especially the Rosogolla from Pamella.
Every nook and corner of North Kolkata is replete with history, a significant chunk of which relates to the Colonial rule. We visited the Shobabazar Rajbari which is among one of the oldest royal houses of Kolkata aristocracy. This important heritage site is famous for its annual Durga Puja celebrations in the month of October-November. From there we reached the 300 plus year old potter’s colony called Kumartuli, that is the largest workshop for clay idols, sculptures and earthenware. Watching the artisans in action was a fascinating sight to behold.
From there we covered a distance of nearly 3 kms to reach our next destination, College street. It is a huge area lined with books shops. College street is the learning hub as it also harbours some of the oldest schools, colleges and universities. We started our food trail with Radhaballabhi, Cholar Dal, Aloo Dum and Misti Doi from Putiram, a century old iconic sweet shop in the area whose sweets and breakfast snack are a craze with students, professors, teachers and locals. The food was subtle yet delicious. And the ambience especially the stone tables and the wooden furniture spoke of its glorious heritage.
Then we headed to another heritage shop that has been serving an eclectic range of refreshing flavoured drinks since 1918. We opted for tender coconut and tamarind sherbet. As the drinks were being prepared, Pamella informed us how the place used to be a center of nationalists activities during the freedom struggle. Both the drinks were totally contrasting in taste yet amazing.
Our next destination was Indian Coffee House. Situated in the academic hub of Kolkata, the College Street, it is a favourite destination for hangouts not only for the students of nearby schools and colleges (Presidency college, Vidyasagar College etc.) but also the office goers and intellectuals of Kolkata. And all this glory is due to the colonial nostalgia that it boasts of. We tried their black coffee called Infusion and learnt about its history from our host. The food here is decent but the ambience is magnetic.
Our penultimate stop was Dilkhusa Cabin, a 102 year old eatery that mostly serves cutlets and croquettes among other popular Indian dishes. We tried there Bhetki Kabiraji that was super greasy but delectable. These cabins used to serve as private eating spaces for the women folks of the aristocrat families who came to try European snacks. And the word Kabiraji is a distortion of the word coverage that refers to the egg and flour coating over the fish fillet.
The final stop in this leg of our trail was Favourite cabin. This humble eatery that now serves basic snacks like tea, toast, cakes etc. to the masses who loves adda or group talks was once the faavourite hangout zone for eminent freedom fighters, leaders, poets and intellectuals like Netaji, Kavi Nazrul etc.
About the host - Anubhav Sapra:
Anubhav Sapra is an avid culinary explorer who loves to travel and explore different cuisine primarily the street food, not just for the sake of gustatory pleasure but also for quenching his deep thirst for nurturing new cultural connections through the kaleidoscopic canvas of food. He believes that the vibrant and delectable street food tradition across the globe has the power to bring communities together and foster harmonious human existence. To know more, visit www.anubhavsapra.com
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Kolkata is one of the cities that I have always been drawn to.. I have been there.. walking on the streets gives you a different sort of feeling.. This is the beauty of our country.. love from Bihar.. Erstwhile bengal
Host is really open minded. Well mannered. Way he speaks urdu is very pure and correct pronunciation.
Really impressed by the historical information Pamela was giving. She did a lot of homework it seems
Indeed! Thank you :)
Pamela ko papi de de
It's a pure Nostalgia...Putiram, Dilkhusa, Paramount, Chttaranjan ...list will go on .... I can't thank more to DFW team and special words of appreciation for host Pamela, for excellent articulation and choosing these iconic eateries... KUDOS!!
I dont think she is a good guide
I grew up near College Square. The best years of my life was spent there. There's no place better for food. Pure nostalgia.
People say Kolkata looks shabby, no development, if you develop then history will also go into its grave. I am a Kolkata living in Delhi since 2009, here barring few shops in old Delhi, hardly anything is historical. It takes enough amount of courage to still hold on the rich past while everything has been seduced by ritz of development. It's hard to understand our Bengali culture because we are just different from the rest.
Pamela is awesome, I can see she gets excited each time they are presented with dishes. Always ready to indulge. You go girl.
This is called Women Empowerment.
Bhai Hats off to You.
Ye Girl best example h.
Ab tak aapke vlog me.
Plzz Support more girls to create their space in Economy.
Anubhav Ji, your host is amazing, graceful, knowledgeable and very beautiful. 2 thumps up 👍👍 Kolkata series is going strong 💪
Goutam Saha .plz watch visa2explore.mr Harish balli.
He is great always selects perfect people as guide nhi. All his hosts are great with full knowledge
Pamela Das did a great job 👏 Hope these places survive after Covid. 😢
Anubhavji - Pamela has taken you to all the right places.
Omg I used to stay in the building just next to Rajbari.. these lanes are so so historical.. i miss those days.. North Kolkata is ♥️
How Calcutta holds a millions of history behind everything.. I guess you can see the difference between the hosts the food tours of food cities and how it doesn’t match up to the historical essences of this city has to offer !! Loved it so much :)
She has great knowledge of history and timeline. Loved the way she gave a nostalgic view of each place they visited.
Wonderful host . Plus she is very humble.
Best wishes
Great presentation
Paramount is truly one of a kind Heritage place
No dude it's really overrated..
Quality is decreasing day by day..
#bal_er_paramount
Pamela is amazing with her vast knowledge of history and confidence at her best.
I was a student of city College in college squre in 1959 to 1962 irember my old days passed
Putiram was the sweet shop owned by our family, The name was Natore Sweets , later on sold to current owners and they changed the name as Putiram.
I have huge respect for places which are deeply rooted in their culture and traditional values. Hailing for southern tip of India, I can relate to older part of the city and its culture that is still alive
Chena was known to Bengal from much before the Portuguese came. But what came with the Portuguese is just a different way of making chena (curdling the milk with either curd or the water from a batch of chena previously curdled with lime) .
And the misti doi that is reddish in colour does not come from gur (jaggery), but from caramel.
Big thanks to Delhi Food Walks team...a great job done...such detail exploration of Kolkata Street food ...North South Central. Kolkata Street food are just mouth watering.
7:21 kisi kisi dukan mein mishti doi gud se nahi bante, wo mishti doi ko hum log laal doi bolte hai, aur laal hone ka piche raaz hai caramelized sugar aur evaporated milk se dahi jamana.. usko ishi karan kheer doi bhi bola jata hai. ye laal mishti doi originated hai Nadia district se. aur abhi kolkata me bhi bohot famous hai @Delhi Food Walk
Though not a bengali, I thinking the same. Red colour is because of caramalized sugar and not gud
These videos are the best way to travel during lockdown
sapra saab, congratulation for making such lovely series, i have seen many documentaries about kolkata food, but the kind of research you have done along with your team is simply outstanding. being a chef for last 20 years i can say the eye for detail you had during the series is amazing, the way you covered kolkata, specially the north and central kolkata is la jawab, it was like going down memory lane of my days. also to mention the lady who accompanied during these parts is well versed with kolkata food which is quite which is quite unique. i would like to request you to cover some more places in future, as they are integral part of kolkata, like the Decker's lane- chitto da's shop and the entire lane, Biriyani of Siraz, a small kachori sabzi joint opposite bagbazar bata shop, royal restaurant behind lalbazar and you missed out nabin chandra das, the inventor of raossogolla. but overall i appreciate the effort and work done. great work keep it going.
chef upamanyu.
Sir, you are doing great job to promote our Indian culture and our food cousins
I wish you best of luck
Thank you very much for your kind words!
Rasogolla is of Odisha origin. And that was there in jagganath Puri temple. Bengalis are trying to hijack rasogolla from Odisha due to lackadaisical attitude of the Odisha government. But records in puri jagganath temple and others are replete with records of rasogolla. But bengalis have somehow hijacked the whole thing. But all the other sweets of Bengal are fantastic and Odisha doesn't have that kind of sweets ( particularly, sandesh).
Wow!! An amazing video blog, of one of India's most iconic cities. Love it. Thank you.
Really impressed historic information by Pamela😊❤did a great job sweet of traditional places of kolkata😊 liked it
What a Heritage .
A Lost Capital of India .
Place of Great thinkers , Freedom Fighters , Hard workers , Revolutionaries .
Sonar Bangla .
Very well covered.. Had goosebumps while watching the video.. It's really tough staying away from Kolkata.. Missing u..
Main Kolkata mein rahte Hu, college square mein Mera college tha.nostalgic ho rhi hu.proud as a Bengali.
She has surely done her homework very well with the history of all places.very informative food tour.
Thank you :D
@@delhifoodwalks 🙂
Everything is 100 yrs old ...... really great people .....yougsters still following the traditional shop is really inspiring...else young now prefer a job in IT OR MNC..... Running a family business for 100 yrs is outstanding
Last cafe me fire safet dekh ke acha laga hamare purane sehar me aisa dukan me theek handwash bhi nahi rehta ab
Chenna did not come because of the Portugese, it was all a standard fare at Puri Jagannath Temple, check out Gobindo Bhogo!
Everybody talking about one mistake she did but couldn't appreciate how humble she was
it was not like blaming her. a perfect food channel like Delhi food walk should get enriched with perfect food information. and these comments are just a digital kind of proof reading. Even me only praised the trailer of this Kolkata series as one of the best till date in UA-cam. and the appreciation was not only for Anubhav sir but our own co-host girl from Kolkata.. :) \m/
Overall Miss.Das has been a very good co-presenter and I personally have thoroughly enjoyed the series so far. Being of Bengali(East Bengal) descent this has been an awesome serious from Anubhav Bhai & the Team 👏🌟♥️
Basically Kabiraji is named after great poet or "kabi" Rabindranath Tagore.. Once he was getting bored about regular snacks dishes. Then an eminent restaurant where he used to had snacks frequently suggested about introducing a new dish exclusively for Tagore.. Then new experimental dish was introduced and Kabiguru was heavily convinced by the taste.. Though "Kabi" was "Raji" to taste the newly invented dish, that's why it is called "Kabiraji" thereafter.. 😊😊
Wow☺️. The vibes of Kolkata took me back into a totally different era👍👍👍 . Delicious bengali cuisine😋😋 wonderful food joints..and so much history... 👍👍amazing Kolkata.., awesome presentation by delhi food walks.👍👍👍👍👍👌👌👌
This seems more of Kolkata History vlog not a food vlog ,but amazing Ms Das is having amazing historical knowledge abt past history , enjoyed it alot
Thank you so much for appreciating !
@@delhifoodwalks Big fan of u r Vlogs ,every time we visit new place tht u visited tried to explore those places which u recomends
Kolkata my hometown. I am from south Kolkata and my mother is from north Kolkata.
Same Rasagulla challenged with pohala odisha rasoagulla
Is ladki se zyaada apko hi pata hai I appreciate you and your videos pls continue making videos....
Putiram....feeling nostalgic 😍😍
Hi
I came to paramount shop in 1979 first and the last time when I was a kid,i had chocolate milkshake then.
Awesome Kolkatta and lovely people and lovely food. I just love Kolkatta. Wanna come and retire here after my work.
You have visited I feel lesser known places which commonly utuber do not touch. Hope many more yet to come.
Yes! Watch this space. more videos coming soon :D
Seeing all these videos saving me from being insane 🙏 don't know when the lockdown and Corona would get over 😭
Thank you sir aap ke bajay se all indian culture dekh na ka mukha mila mujha .
Again. thank you.
Come Bardhaman Town and taste original Bengali food basically Sweets item above 100 variety
100% agree
Bengali food always special.
This is a Fabulous Blog and Pamela is highly knowledgeable about the places , Yes Paramount history is correct . Those Dav Sharvat and Imli Sharbat are just awesome . Dilkhusha is Pure Nostalgia for me , though I went to Patna University but the place is almost next to my Mama's place. Somehow I never liked Coffee House of College Street , an extremely good place , grossly misused by many, smoked, sat for endless hours over a cup of coffee ( when others wait for their turn), you never find a place to sit and enjoy the atmosphere of this legendary place.
Nostalgic... Heritage city Kolkata.. City of joy
Thanks for coming .. waiting for next episode
Thank you for showing my city in such a beautiful way 💗
🥰🥰😊😊😊proud to be bengali Kolkata durga puja and sweets
This episode sums up the life and food of a bengali. Been there, ate everything you guys showed. This is a part of our culture.
Dil khush kar diya. I studied in Presidency and this area used to be our regular place for lunch.
5:30 bachpan mai baht khela hoo mai
Bachpan ki sbhi games baht authentic hoti thi...
Rosogolla is originated from Odisha.
I have repeatedly seen this video, really amazing
Bengali food are delicious including Jhal Muri 👍
Odia cuisine is mother of Bengali cuisine. Even rosogulla is an odia invention.
Oh...! Really ? And what about Jhal Muri ?
@@padamkaant3231 .. Have you ever heard of GSI tag?? Why are you people so fond of barking nuisance all the time??
Most misinformed people. Bengali cuisine is a borrowed cuisine when nawabs of Awadh were confined at Matia burj and their Khanasama s introduced food to meet royal demands and pauper state of royal prisnors. Even Biharis cook better. And before our Punjabi/ North Indian food your food is poor .
@@padamkaant3231 .. Ok Mr. Self-proclaimed food critic, you don't like Bengali cuisine at all but still came here to spit hatred and create a chaos. See how below the belt you people can go down to.
There isn't much things left to say, after the other guy shoved your ass up black and blue. It's pretty clear, constructive criticism is not your cup of tea. Moron, prepare yourself in a better manner before jumping into a debate.
I was feeling the smell of Rosogulla 😀 while I was watching the video 😀. I have been in Kolkata for 5 years during my University. 🤘🤘
Chena was always there in eastern states.Chena ,mahi,makkhan everything was used.Chena was not used for puja in ancient world as it was considered impure.But people used to eat it sporadically.
Not true. It has always been used in Lord Jagannath temple at Puri since centuries.
Nope not that long ago, only 2 dishes out of 56 bhog, tadia and chena khai use chena others use malai, milk and others.By the way temple prasad changes over time, previously before 17th century khoa was used instead of chena. Dishes go through transformation over time.
@@absmart915 Glad that you say atleast some use chenna. Then I thought of Khira mohana being used since ages ..
Manoj Behera The current 56 bhog has 2 dishes and these are not the same dishes that were made prior to british and islamic invasions.Deity was stolen, returned , a lot happened.
Rasagola is present in Odisha since 15th century.Dandi Ramayana of 15th century by Balarama Das has mentioned about it.Even it has mentioned about Cheena much before the Portuguese arrival.
www.quora.com/Which-state-does-the-rasagulla-originally-belong-to-Odisha-or-Bengal?top_ans=111320402
Surely,it ain't a sin to serve cheese based food to gods & KT Achaya was damn wrong about it.
Pamela is that one classmate that you'd want to sit beside with during exams in History.
Rasagola is belongs to odisha . Bhoj to Jagannath temple.
I think she explained history along with food very preciously
The co-host did a decent job. I think she was nervous.
Thank you :D
Abhinav, love how complete your vlogs are and how you make use of local knowledge. Please eat at a Bengali wedding feast and see the cooking as well. The food is ethereal, and beyond the Bengali cuisine that you tasted so far. They prepare the food in the same cloth and bamboo tent where they serve it.
This Kolkata series feels like India's history lies here in Kolkata
Rosogolla is my favorite🤗black or white both
Pamela really has got a sound knowledge of the historical background of the shops as well as the typical Bengali cuisine. Truly loved it. 👍👍
But Mamata Begum is interested only rohingya foods and Bangladeshi Mills
I love the historical information of the place and the food in ur vedios....its very rare to seen in food tour vedios....I love this apart of ur vedios the most.....keep going with same...blessings to u
It's a very joyful experience to watching this video because of I belong to North Kolkata and my home just beside the Sovabazar Rajbari but I think miss the famous Nabin Chandra Das's sweet and many more hope you'll come to visit again. Thanks for making this video.
Finally after such a long period
Video banana chhod diya kya ???
@@shobham2941 bus time nhi Mila kabhi
Thank you for watching :D
I was waiting for you to drop the Calcutta videos!! Going down memory lane! Keep uploading and sharing.
Host is very good well informed
Right
Thank you for sharing the historian facts Pamela... Being a bengali I'm feeling so proud
Like your quality videos. The host is so knowledgeable in each eatery she presents. Enjoy all her presence. Thanks for sharing. Namaste, watching from abroad. 🙏👏❣️
West Bengal is the state where each and every single place tells you a intresting history
Man, so many fond memories from my Presidency days... Coffee House, chicken stew at YMCA, chops and cutlets at Kalika, sweets, Dilkhush Cabin etc!
It's 9 am now, and so hungry!
Thanx for coming in city of literature,joy,love.
Two authentic foodies seperated by a couple of generations :-). Food+Culture+History the ultimate foodie show.
Rosogola is from odisha.in script it is written in 11 century at the time of rathayatra in Puri when Lord jaganath come back to his temple he gives rasogola to maa Laxmi.
I don't know how bangali invented the odia delicy.and how Portuguese know and teach this great rasogola to Bengali.
If I'm not wrong Rosogolla's first originated in Odisha... Do correct me if I'm wrong?
Both odisha and bengal got gi tag. You can check at ipi website.
Yes you are right @rajesh patel. 👏👏👍👍👍.Rasogola was invented in around 12 century ad at PURI named as KHIRAMOHAN as prasad. So it was much before than 19 century Nobin Chandra Das.
Nope only Odisha
It has already got certified that rasogolla is from Odisha
@@sipenkumarnayak9615 exactly!
Kolkata and Bengal is very different from other part of India.. That why it is city of joy.. ❤ for kolkata
Lovely video.So nostalgic.!! I felt I visited Calcutta. No change yu said it right...Time is standing Still.....
Fantastic Anubhav ji.... Even I can say with my experience that Chittaranjan Roshogolla is one of the best in kol....great
7:05 The sweetness and redness comes from caramelized sugar. Not usually jaggery.
Putiram is a piece of history. It's over 200 years old. Great work Anubhav!
বাংলা হলো এক টুকরো ভারতবর্ষের প্রতিচ্ছবি... গর্বিত বাঙালি
So the wait is over
Thnx Mr Anubhav & team
I hope you have more kolkata episodes lined up because you barely scratched the surface
Slice of history. Great learning experience. The hostess of this show is quite erudite foodie
I wanna visit kolkata. Feels like old times...simple... serene...
Watching this video, I felt being extremely 'Nostalgic'. Though I'm not really an emotional kind of a Guy but of course through this video, I again went down the memory lane. Especially, the Putiram sweet shop as it shares boundary with my college. I had a great fun time rather 'Addaa' along with my friends for. Thank You very much @DelhiFoodWalks for letting me re-live my old college days....
Putiram shop r right location ta bolben
I guess Chenna poda was first made I odisha in 12century, than how did protugese brought Chenna, if I am not wrong Pls share appropriate info through your chanel
kintu Wikipedia re lekhahoichi je early 20th century re Nayagarh ra sudarsana sahoo cheena poda baneithile.
@@rabindranathbisoi5465 Wikipedia can be edited by anyone at any time. This means that any information it contains at any particular time could be vandalism, a work in progress, or just plain wrong.
Rasagola is present in Odisha since 15th century.Dandi Ramayana of 15th century by Balarama Das has mentioned about it.Even it has mentioned about Cheena much before the Portuguese arrival.
www.quora.com/Which-state-does-the-rasagulla-originally-belong-to-Odisha-or-Bengal?top_ans=111320402
Surely,it ain't a sin to serve cheese based food to gods & KT Achaya was damn wrong about it.
@@rabindranathbisoi5465 good to see that you have edited your early comment to the correct information thank you
I am very fond of your exiting food exploration. Thank you sir for inspiring me to travel.
Sir r u odia?
Thanks for coming in Kolkata😊
My college share the same wall with PNutiram and I requested you to pay visit to Paramount, the place I miss most... Good going Sapra ji !!
A companion like Pamela made the sweets sweeter.