Kolkata College Square Food Tour I 120 years Old Cabin + Rosogolla + Imly & Daab Sharbet + Misti Doi

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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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[@The-Realist]

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

[@sajid108016]

Host is really open minded. Well mannered. Way he speaks urdu is very pure and correct pronunciation.

[@sudiptaadhikary2044]

Really impressed by the historical information Pamela was giving. She did a lot of homework it seems

[@delhifoodwalks]

Indeed! Thank you :)

[@piyushsharma8200]

Pamela ko papi de de

[@DipanDas]

I grew up near College Square. The best years of my life was spent there. There's no place better for food. Pure nostalgia.

[@prosenjitbhawal]

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!!

[@tathaYm]

I dont think she is a good guide

[@nondescripthuman]

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.

[@babumaheshwari5023]

I was a student of city College in college squre in 1959 to 1962 irember my old days passed

[@rajajana9842]

Paramount is truly one of a kind Heritage place

[@doctorstrange8792]

No dude it's really overrated.. Quality is decreasing day by day.. #bal_er_paramount

[@sahagoutam]

Anubhav Ji, your host is amazing, graceful, knowledgeable and very beautiful. 2 thumps up 👍👍 Kolkata series is going strong 💪

[@vishvajitbar786]

Goutam Saha .plz watch visa2explore.mr Harish balli.

[@omkarshendge5438]

He is great always selects perfect people as guide nhi. All his hosts are great with full knowledge

[@foodandfunwithyuzi]

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 ♥️

[@adityaroy4332]

These videos are the best way to travel during lockdown

[@hemendumallick6223]

Thanks for coming .. waiting for next episode

[@SinghDharmendar]

Pamela is awesome, I can see she gets excited each time they are presented with dishes. Always ready to indulge. You go girl.

[@slickdealer2099]

Pamela Das did a great job 👏 Hope these places survive after Covid. 😢

[@johnlewis7476]

Wow!! An amazing video blog, of one of India's most iconic cities. Love it. Thank you.

[@saradindubose6847]

Anubhavji - Pamela has taken you to all the right places.

[@WANDERINGDOCTOR]

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 :)

[@ojasvisoni9684]

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.

[@khalidsohailhakim8141]

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

[@mandiradey3083]

Much awaited.. thank you.

[@indranilmukherjee459]

Nostalgic food tour....great

[@kanchansingh3713]

Very well covered.. Had goosebumps while watching the video.. It's really tough staying away from Kolkata.. Missing u..

[@aditimallick4304]

Putiram....feeling nostalgic 😍😍

[@santoshshetty4762]

Hi

[@anirbanghosh3768]

Nostalgic... Heritage city Kolkata.. City of joy

[@whatsnxt9144]

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

[@imkunaldey]

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

[@sakshipoddar1173]

Though not a bengali, I thinking the same. Red colour is because of caramalized sugar and not gud

[@sayakbanerjee6236]

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.

[@appasanyal]

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.

[@upamanyub]

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.

[@kazirezwan6231]

Pamela is amazing with her vast knowledge of history and confidence at her best.

[@rakeshpaliwal1]

Great sir acha lgta h apka video dekha

[@nitishbansal91]

Amazing guide. Would love to experience all these dishes at Kolkata

[@pavannathsinghyadav2234]

So the wait is over Thnx Mr Anubhav & team

[@arundahiya8688]

Sir, you are doing great job to promote our Indian culture and our food cousins I wish you best of luck

[@delhifoodwalks]

Thank you very much for your kind words!

[@ShivamKumar-ij7oc]

Loved it

[@TechRadicalTv]

Finally after such a long period

[@shobham2941]

Video banana chhod diya kya ???

[@TechRadicalTv]

@@shobham2941 bus time nhi Mila kabhi

[@delhifoodwalks]

Thank you for watching :D

[@hv5032]

I was waiting for you to drop the Calcutta videos!! Going down memory lane! Keep uploading and sharing.

[@sumanbanerjee7765]

Thanks for coming in Kolkata😊

[@deepikasinha1107]

Darun

[@rajs7153]

Great job by Pamela...so good

[@hermit6044]

I wanna visit kolkata. Feels like old times...simple... serene...

[@jytoipatel9943]

Fantastic

[@RakeshYadav-zd9pg]

Next part will be much more amazing 💓💓💓💓💓💓

[@yamrajs6188]

Waiting for this.....

[@natureloverc.s3843]

Ashadharon 🙏

[@saimaskitchen4366]

Love Kolkata food......

[@sanjaysalvi9266]

Nice VDO 👍 Thanks sir'ji,,keep it up 👍👍👍

[@golusharma9210]

So nice.outstanding

[@ratnasarkar720]

Main Kolkata mein rahte Hu, college square mein Mera college tha.nostalgic ho rhi hu.proud as a Bengali.

[@rishabhjasrotia2036]

Have been waiting

[@jalsatish]

Awesome vlog!

[@bidhanchatterjee3980]

I love kolkata.city of joy.

[@srinivassrinivas258]

Bengali food always special.

[@indiaonmyplate2887]

Outstanding sapra ji Maza agaya

[@biswajitmallick2115]

very nice video and the description too..

[@NIKKIWORKZ]

I came to paramount shop in 1979 first and the last time when I was a kid,i had chocolate milkshake then.

[@JHAGUNJAN12HJPKOL]

nice video. love u n miss u amar sohor kolkata

[@subhasreeguha]

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.

[@vinaykhandelwal7447]

Best food connoisseur and best Guide

[@srikantadeepak9698]

My one of the best city

[@yukti455]

Wow 😳

[@darpanofficial4887]

Thank you sir aap ke bajay se all indian culture dekh na ka mukha mila mujha . Again. thank you.

[@sunilraizada8495]

I have repeatedly seen this video, really amazing

[@mikioni]

amazing 🙂🙂🙂🙂

[@worldJSR]

Such nice places

[@manishapal1981]

Thank you for showing my city in such a beautiful way 💗

[@awchatvivek]

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

[@delhifoodwalks]

Thank you so much for appreciating !

[@awchatvivek]

@@delhifoodwalks Big fan of u r Vlogs ,every time we visit new place tht u visited tried to explore those places which u recomends

[@sonichaudhary4661]

Muje aap ka har video bahut Jada aacha hota Hai super video

[@girishpachpande]

Great sir.

[@arupmajumder2038]

West Bengal ❤❤❤❤great video sir

[@gvbalajee]

Mouthwatering rosagula 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌

[@ruchiramunjal6061]

Very Nice !!

[@monchobi]

উজ্জ্বল! ধন্যবাদ!

[@reflectionOfLyf]

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.

[@advocatepameladas6962]

M truly happy dt you are covering kolkata, saw ur other state’s vlog also

[@priyankapaul4740]

Dil khush kar diya. I studied in Presidency and this area used to be our regular place for lunch.

[@dcentimran]

I eagerly waiting for Kolkata series

[@mayuriyer9835]

She was superb and very Best

[@casual8003]

Everybody talking about one mistake she did but couldn't appreciate how humble she was

[@imkunaldey]

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 KZbin. and the appreciation was not only for Anubhav sir but our own co-host girl from Kolkata.. :) \m/

[@jamalchoudhury1277]

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 👏🌟♥️

[@amandeepsingh5129]

Wow very nice video and nice food thanks

[@ivanchax3227]

Is ladki se zyaada apko hi pata hai I appreciate you and your videos pls continue making videos....

[@seema795]

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

[@aasif__606]

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.👍👍👍👍👍👌👌👌

[@vikashkumar-od4wx]

Bohat mst

[@ruhitakhtar2696]

Wow Anubhab 👍🏻

[@shibshankar5054]

Khup valo

[@ambikakarmakar4031]

Dada bohot jankari Mila Thanks dada

[@sajid108016]

I think she explained history along with food very preciously

[@saikatmkrish4102]

Thanx for coming in city of literature,joy,love.

[@jumpingbeads5819]

You have visited I feel lesser known places which commonly utuber do not touch. Hope many more yet to come.

[@delhifoodwalks]

Yes! Watch this space. more videos coming soon :D

[@rakeshranjanraj3818]

Amazing

[@rajvardhans]

Again Abhinav ji.. very nice episode.

[@namratasarkar5707]

Thank you for sharing the historian facts Pamela... Being a bengali I'm feeling so proud

[@abdulrabbani8132]

I ❤ kolkata ........🙋city of Joy

[@viennacalling85]

Lovely Kolkata! Abar ashibo fire ...

[@j.r.ranjan313]

Last cafe me fire safet dekh ke acha laga hamare purane sehar me aisa dukan me theek handwash bhi nahi rehta ab

[@AmirulIslamHalder]

Namaskar Dada! Welcome to the city of joy!

[@ravindrajain4631]

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

[@arundhawan8574]

Two authentic foodies seperated by a couple of generations :-). Food+Culture+History the ultimate foodie show.

[@suvajitghosh6095]

Awesome