Kolkata Street Food Tour with a Bengali Local

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EPISODE 41
Country #8 of 23
Kolkata, India
FILMED EARLY 2023
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[@twobetween]

We feel so lucky to have spent our first day in India with Avik, someone so passionate and knowledgeable about Kolkata and West Bengal. We can't think of a better way to start our adventures in India 😊 Which food do you think looked the most tasty? We can't pick a favorite!

[@theabhishekmondal]

*Visit Lakshadweep (Maldives of india)* 🇮🇳 Also Visit Kerala, Himalayan , Andaman islands and Noth East India 🇮🇳

[@TravellingdoctorPrithvi]

Yes. I agree. Avik is awesome. Fluid in language and knowledgeable

[@madhumitasaha9326]

I have watched n number of videos where foreigners visit India and their experiences of it but watching this one, especially because it's my home place, i became so emotional and happy. A big thank you to Avik for being the best tour guide letting you experience the richness of this city 🙏😇 this made my day ❤

[@Snow-tm9ic]

Yeah he was really good. But he could have taken you to better and more lavish places to taste authentic Bengali food. 6 Ballygunje place is one such restaurant that comes to mind.

[@sangfroid7]

Next time I vist kolkata I will meet your guide and exchange notes... 😊 The best part about eating with fingers is the sensory pleasure of touching the food and licking the fingers. Our skin is the largest sense organ and fingers are sensitive. So while eating you involve all 5 senses, sight, smell, sound, taste and touch 😊

[@Surila-yg2do]

He is one of a best tour guide I have ever seen, btw Beautiful video loved it. ❤

[@twobetween]

Thank you so much! 😊 Avik is truly such a fantastic guide

[@Surila-yg2do]

@@twobetween I hope you've enjoyed Calcutta.

[@Samriddhi209]

Love From Kolkata Brother i will also sub ur channel❤

[@sangfroid7]

It was a brillant idea to get a guide. 3 things... don't try unknown street food ssns guidance. You have just travelled onto a foreign land. The spices, water, oil may not suit your gut. 2, most streets, food, historic buildings, localities in major cities have rich history and anecdotes which only a guide can tell you to make your trip memorable. 3 a guide saves you from random scams and harassment 😊

[@sangfroid7]

​@@twobetweenI have a trivia for SeungHyun... Bengali or North Eastern food has the closest resemblance to Korean food. 12 yrs back when I started exploring korean food I found it more palatable because of the use of fish sauce, dry fish, prawn, crabs, squids, sea weed, bamboo shoot, soybean paste, pork etc. In North East India pork and hot chili is popular, and we get similar fermented soybean paste, AKHUNI. Now for the past 8 yrs I easily make korean food at home.😊 Unlike central parts of India, the north eastern and coastal food has large variety of fish and seafood dishes that you can try.

[@soumyasikdar9323]

I am very glad that you had a wonderful gastronomical tour to Kolkata. Also a big high five to Avik for being a fantastic guide

[@siddharthapradhan]

We were eagerly waiting for your Kolkata video, since the day we met at Allen's Kitchen. Hope you have enjoyed Kolkata and will visit again

[@twobetween]

Thank you! We loved visiting Kolkata and enjoyed the chat at the restaurant. We hope everything is well with you and your family! ☺️

[@shreyamondal2640]

Absolutely loved the video. Thanks for having such a wonderful chat with us. I am glad you enjoyed our city.

[@TravellingdoctorPrithvi]

Probably the best gastronomic tour video for my home city- Kolkata! Coming from a non-Indian. Awesomely done. Thanks for this video. Watching from Dubai, fills me with nostalgia.

[@santanubhattacharjee1966]

I am from Kolkata Thank you As visited our nice city

[@twobetween]

Thank you for watching! We loved visiting Kolkata, you have a nice city 😊

[@subhaghatak877]

You got a good guide... Undoubtedly You Got the best Guide..... Being a Kolkatan.... I can guarantee you... I don't know, who he is.... But, brother you are truly doing a commendable job..... ❤❤

[@Pidamoussouma]

SATYI BOLECHO..VALO GHURECHE

[@Zigg-d5d]

Your guide, Avik's English is absolutely EXCELLENT - I just thought I'd remark about that. Very well-spoken man.

[@DreamyBoy09]

yeah thanks for visiting our city Kolkata also known as The City Of Joy So no doubt the guide is so good but he is little bit biased to this site of Kolkata (i mean this site known as old Kolkata) And if you watch the videos of other foreigners who have visited Kolkata, you will see that this guide has taken them to the same places & same spots, same restaurants they have taken you. Like This guide has shown you nothing of Kolkata Like 000.1% showed you. And please try to visit Kolkata in the morning then you will get a better experience and you can visit some of Kolkata's popular places like Victoria Memorial, Howrah Bridge, Indian Museum, James Prinsep Ghat, Science City - Kolkata, St. Paul's Cathedral, Park Street, College Street (College Street is the largest book market in India as well as Asia), Dakshineswar Kali Temple and many more. And It's just that the old site of Kolkata are still left in the Mordern Kolkata. Your mind will be blown when you visit modern Kolkata like NewTown and Saltlake. And this side of Kolkata is totally different from the other side you can't find any similarity between this two sides. In New Kolkata you will see modern transportation, architecture, cafes, hangout places and many more. NewTown And Saltlake these two are Kolkata's Downtown area. So the next time when you come to Kolkata, visit the Modern Kolkata as well. You will like it more and you will create beautiful memories. Take love ✨❣

[@twobetween]

Ah yes, we regret not seeing other parts of Kolkata, the newer parts of the city. 😢 Next time we visit, we'll have to check out the places you mentioned. Regardless, we had an amazing time in Kolkata so we loved it ❤️ Thank you for the recommendations!

[@sanjoyghosh7464]

Add Eco Park,Nicco Park, Rabindranath Thakur House,Swami Vivekananda House ,Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose House,

[@sanjoyghosh7464]

Best Authentic Bengali Restaurant -Bojo Hari Manna,76Bullygunge Place,Saptapadi,Bhooter Raja Dilo Bor, Best Authentic Bengali Sweet Shop-K C Das ,Balamram Mallik Radha Raman Mallik, Avik also known that

[@sanjoyghosh7464]

Best Time to Visit Durga Puja time ,And Winter season

[@Fiery_wings1]

I too was initially thinking the same thing. But if you think about it, from their perspective, the new Kolkata will be same as any other modern city. As a Calcuttan, I too want that people get to see both old and modern Kolkata, but the heritage Kolkata tour is far more interesting to tourists I feel than modern skyscrapers and IT hubs.

[@naim6894]

There are many more attractive places in Kolkata. The one's that the guide showed is the old version of Kolkata. New Kolkata is completely different...Myself from Kolkata... starting from New Town area...Biswa Bangla Gate to the Botanical Gardens. The buses have been electrified by the govt of WEST BENGAL with a much smoother and comfortable journey with the ACs on. The taxis are being overruled by app cabs OLA/UBER/SNAPCABS/YATRI SATHI with electric car option available. You missed the famous Rosogolla of Kolkata that's been stamped by Forbes and it also got a GI Tag. Anyway it was nice watching your video.. A warm and heartiest welcome to our place❤. There are many more things to be discovered in Kolkata and in the state West Bengal. Hope to see you again in Kolkata. ❤ Next time, can contact me...as a local guide😊😊 Would love to serve you. Thank you...😊😊❤❤

[@JustinBrehm]

Great video that you provided us with, I can't wait for more

[@twobetween]

Thank you so much ☺️

[@irfansiddiqui6460]

most popular food in Kolkata is biryani. it is the most Biryani crazy place in India. visiting Kolkata and not trying biryani is failed journey.

[@twobetween]

We luckily tried it later that week! Avik recommended us a place, it was delicious

[@indranilmukherjee459]

Welcome to our city....Kolkata...Gastronomic capital of India....offers u Authentic Chinese- Mughlai -Continental-Parshi- Bengali off course- Punjabi- South Indian -Thai -Turkish....ohh the list is endless. 🌻

[@Sobers.Chatterjee]

Looks like Avik has never stepped out of North Kolkata. Watching A Chef's tour is like watching Groundhog Day with different characters; maybe this is Groundhog Day Part 2..

[@soumikdharsjourney4661]

What's avik full name ?I want to contact him for a trip... please reply

[@Sobers.Chatterjee]

There is a website called A Chef's Tour; you can book a tour there.. (I don't know why my reply is not appearing anyway this is the last attempt)

[@justintyokiasaki1491]

Hopw you guys enjoyed here in our country. You guys are always welcome

[@lewis-wn7er]

2:32 that is the Statue of Subhash Chandra Bose because of whom India got its independence. 15:44 that is the place where one of the greatest Indian Subhash Chandra Bose used to eat and share strategy India's Independence to fellow Indian freedom fighters secretly which is not secret anymore.

[@samirchanda1623]

হ্যাঁ নেতাজীর পিয়াজি

[@twobetween]

Yes, we felt very lucky to visit so we could learn more about such an important revolutionary

[@ChiefTravels..Technics]

I'm from West Bengal India ❤ thanks for visit Kolkata 😊

[@MaulidinurAndFamily]

thank you for sharing this great video

[@twobetween]

Thank you! 😃

[@sanjoynayek9883]

Very beautiful Kolkata ❤❤❤

[@shayakguha1793]

বাংলায় আশার জন্য অনেক ধন্যবাদ। আপনি ভালো সময় কাটান

[@bhoomikkorgaonkar4743]

Very nice and informative vlog. Your Food tour guide was amazing too.

[@soav1561]

গাইডার ভাই আরো একবার ,নতুন ভিডিও তে দেখে ভালো লাগলো!!❤😊

[@BongsUSA-PhDMom]

This local guide replicates same places to each new bloggers in town. He starts from same shyambazar followed by Richshaw ride then Allen or Mitra Cafe then Netaji chop store.

[@mfinn7185]

probably because that's all he knows or is comfortable with. There are a whole lot of other guides/bloggers/tour operators who know a great deal more...and not just about a particular area.

[@RJBabu1]

You visited Kolkata sorry guys..if i know before I m gonna invite you guys... hope you guys enjoy Bengali sweets

[@sanusoumyadip9607]

Love from Kolkata🎉

[@sahilkumar-yn1nm]

you enjoy just 10% next time pls visit famous places like "Darjiling , Indian Musium, Sundarban Delta(world's largest delta no 1 choice for foreigners), assam Tea lands and eastern ghats love form east india

[@AlexanderTheGreat871]

Thanks for visiting my city❤

[@Puredew1]

You should have visited during Durga Puja😊 in month of October

[@ረቿዐጕጎክኗ]

Lovely❤ you. I am From west Bengal

[@dinobandhumukherjee3769]

LIKE THIS VIDEO FROM HOWRAH, WEST BENGAL ❤

[@subhojeetchowdhury9304]

Love from Bangur Avenue, Kolkata 🙂🙂

[@SPDRailfan]

India is not only Kolkata and Delhi Agra Rajasthan..... India is a gem .... You may try sometimes

[@konigkhan4248]

Good luck guys.. First time for me..keep going

[@sewaligoswami781]

Best guide for Kolkata. Guy is brilliant and passionate.

[@Surila-yg2do]

I loveee Phooochkaa...❤

[@27swapan]

আমি একজন কলকাতার বাঙালি আমি গার্ভিত,, সারা ওয়ার্ল্ড এতো কামটাকায় কোথাও সুরসাধু খাবার পাবেননা।।খুব ভালো লাগলো আপনাদের video

[@PradeepRaajkumar1981]

Please visit SOUTH INDIA Tamilnadu -language Tamil Kerala- Malayalam Telugu Language speaking States- TELANGANA and AP Andhra PRADESH Karmataka Left Melbourne on 2019... Went as a student 2007 and got my citizenship 2013 May I am an Australian citizen with Overseas citizen of INDIA... 2007 to 2019 windup before unexpected 1st lockdown... Cheers from Pollachi,Tamilnadu..

[@resabrana1758]

That last sweet shop named Putiram is right beside my college. Me and my friends eat our breakfast from that shop. It's my favorite.

[@mahadebpanja397]

Welcome to city of joy.

[@SohamPaul-qh4zq]

There's something about phuchka and women. Bengalis just cracked that shit waaaaaaay before anyone did. He loved it enough to try and describe it. She just went, I LOVE IT.

[@twobetween]

This is so true! Sarah fell in love right away and just wanted more 😂

[@SohamPaul-qh4zq]

@@twobetween haha, enjoy your stay in India guys.

[@SohamPaul-qh4zq]

I love how avik went about his business. Very apt potrayal of the kind of people, culture and habits we have as bengalis. Enjoy your time here in india, guys.

[@abhyuday_bose]

🇮🇳Welcome🇮🇳

[@basabchatterjee2026]

this guy takes to same places to all food bloggers.

[@debotichowdhury]

He is the best guide I've ever seen in any Kolkata video.

[@rickghosh9278]

Your video is beautiful and better documentary than our own.

[@adhipghoshal5739]

Glad Food Square on College Street was featured

[@SougattheVoyager]

Welcome to my motherland India and my home city Kolkata. Your videos are great and both of you are awesome. Thank you for showing my city this well. Few suggestions are next time you visit Kolkata try Kolkata Biriyani in Royal, and Fish fry in Mitra cafe Shovabazar. Also try to visit Dakshineswar Temple,Belur Math in Kolkata and also St Pauls Cathedral. Also try to take a ride on Kolkata heritage Trams. Thank you..

[@rohitghosh1815]

Welcome in my city kolkata west Bengal India 🇮🇳 ♥️ 🎉

[@coiltech826]

The guide is really nice!

[@rahuljelly58]

Kolkata ❤

[@rahulj5870]

Lots of love from Kolkata ❤️❤️

[@tanmaymandal3067]

कोलकाता❤❤

[@Paulsomk99]

You made me hungry at 5am. Love from Kolkata ❤

[@surojitbhattacharjee296]

You are lucky you had Avik as your tour guide in Kolkata( the British named the city as Calcutta), He did a good job but there is much more to Kolkata than what you saw...if you had some more time you l would have loved the city much more ..do visit again !

[@Saptarshi_Sarkar_VMSian]

Avik da.... man... literary vibes.... Wow English... Metaphors... The smartest guide one can have...

[@Bengali_Motivational]

Love from Kolkata

[@drishtv6524]

I live in that Street Cricket Area❤. Welcome to Kolkata ❤

[@Doomsday_-ct5kj]

Thank you for visiting Calcutta. It can be a bit noisy sometimes but hey thats part of the deal.😂

[@Dyson2024]

Your guide has very good English

[@souradeepdas412]

😊thanks for visiting our city kolkata.... Plzz cover more places of wb

[@narayanr267]

Hey a great vlog and a brilliant guide Avik !! Does he have his own site ?

[@twobetween]

He doesn't but you can contact him through a Chef's tour's webpage achefstour.com/tour/calcutta-food-tour - He is a fantastic guide!

[@SeekSter_MOnK]

❤❤❤❤ street cricket is like going too childhood, 😂 we can feel your pain..... honk..... honk

[@spinoglenoidnotch]

Sarah Looks like Munmun Dutta(Babita Jee)from TMKOC sitcom 😁

[@tanaysaha4776]

❤ from kolkata

[@Baijnath-v6n]

आप दोनो को बहुत बहुत बधाई स्वीकार।हो

[@bhagwandas]

ohh how beautifully explained ..amazing guide Avik..got so nostalgic feeling..one will fell in love with the city for sure

[@farhankhan-qr2et]

Kolkata is famous for fish and chips but not prawn. it is Vetki fish which is mostly used for fish n chips and loved. I have lived all my life in Kolkata and never tried prawn fish and chips. and I don't know why Allen Kitchen when there is most famous mitra Cafe with best fish and chips in kolkata 1 min walking dist. people from all around India even outside India come to eat at mitra Cafe.

[@twobetween]

It was also our first time having prawn fish and chips. We'll definitely try to stop by Mitra Cafe next time we're visiting to try their fish & chips, thank you!

[@siddharthapradhan]

@farhankhan so you have seen only a part of Kolkata then, which is okay. Incidentally that day I was taking my daughter in law to a food tour to North Kolkata and this restaurant was in must visit list Next time whenever you are coming to Kolkata try the prawn cutlet as well, you will not regret.

[@siddharthapradhan]

You should visit all and then only find why

[@samratbose6857]

Welcome the city off joy ❤😊

[@jothesthohoise3271]

every girl with puchka, "dada one more" 😂

[@drila17]

One thing is that ....7:43 it's PHUCHKA not Puchka. Overall this is a really good video!

[@twobetween]

Thank you! We'll go with phuchka next time 😊

[@rockysoumik]

Please come kolkata on durga puja time. It's a festival season.

[@notycyrus8791]

Welcome to City of Joy and you should visit Kolkata Durga Puja pandal it is Kolkata most popular festival

[@jeetpramit9267]

I dont know that u had tried or not, that's 'Kolkata"s Biryani'... and a visiting place, 'Nehru Museum'...... By the way it"s a very nice video❤

[@payelkhatua3597]

Rose apple ❤❤❤❤ near my home

[@sagnickd]

Avik da's from our neighborhood. He's truly a people person.

[@SouradeepDas_deephyr]

Wow Avik is an avalanche of information, very nice and detailed presentation...

[@SuLamRoy]

Am from Kolkata

[@krishnamazumder3843]

আশা করি আপনারা কলকাতা উপভোগ করেছেন এবং আবার আসবার নিয়ন্ত্রণ রইলো

[@Praveencapri]

Highly assertive, enlightened, entertaining well detailing Host

[@sutapasbhattacharya9471]

Colonial Rule started in Bengal (the first British conquest) in 1757 and ended in 1947 so it lasted nearly 200 - not 300 years in Bengal!

[@twobetween]

Yeah, I think he was referring to British influence/settlement, not official colonial rule

[@sutapasbhattacharya9471]

@@twobetween You may like to look up 'Jason Hickel India' for his articles on AJEnglish about British Rule in India which the British hide from the world [i.e. that Bengal was the richest province in the richest country in the world before British looting and killing of tens of millions in dozens of manmade famines]. Robert Clive [who bribed his way to victory at Plassey 1757] returned home with his 'loot' the Hindi word for plunder as the richest man (excluding kings] in Europe whilst up to 1/3 of Bengal (inc. then Bihar and Orissa) or 10 million died in the Great Famine of 1770. This sort of thing continued until independence with Chucrhill's war crimes in the 1942-3 Bengal famine - and Disraeli's setting up of Buchenwald-like Death Camps for victims of the 1877 Madras Famine which killed 94% of inmates [those fit to do hard labour who were let in and not left to die]. Disreali even held the biggest feast in human history, the 1877 Delhi Durbar to celebrate his naming Victoria as Empress of India whilst 100k a week died in S. India.

[@Ritzzze]

The tour guide needs to go viral

[@sumitkumar-nb3xx]

you have baby face :P Sarah cute

[@sup793]

women of all ages in India absolutely adore fuchka. but it is a sure shot way to get food poisoning in India for foreigners because of they generally use tap water.

[@twobetween]

It was so delicious! Avik warned us not to try buying on our own for this same reason

[@israr144]

2:26 Colonial rule in india officially lasted for 190 years not 300 years. Indian National Army was formed in 1942 under Rash Behari Bose by Indian POWs of the British Indian Army captured by Japan in the Malayan campaign and at Singapore. Rash Behari handed over INA to great Subhas Chandra Bose. he set up provisional government for free India in Singapore. then started the war of indian independence from the British. it was one of the most Epic battle with very little help from the Japanese. after Japan surrender at the end of world war 2 the battle of INA also ended and the soldiers were captured by British army. Brits decided to conduct a public trial on 3 commanders of Ina-Dhillon, Sahgal, Khan. as the news of Netaji with his Army fought against the British spread the entire British Indian Navy revolted in 1946. because of this already weakened British army because of WW2 could not hold onto India and they left in 1947. in 1956 when British pm Clement Attlee came to India then Bengal Governor asked him why British leave India. to which Attlee replied that the role played by Netaji army was paramount for India's Independence.

[@twobetween]

Yes, thank you for the great summary! We think the '300 years' Avik mentioned might be referring to the British influence in Kolkata instead of formal British colonial rule. He shared a lot of great info about Bose and the fight for independence. We're really glad we got to learn about such an important part of India's history

[@spilltea4241]

​@@twobetween before British colonial government, Bengal was ruled by East India Company, they annexed Bengal after the battle of plassey in 1726, while Kolkata was established in 1696 with the construction of Fort William.

[@sangfroid7]

You have to have the washing machine lassi in punjab. It may sound gross but it isn’t. A clean new manual washing machine is set to washing mode and at least 10 to 15 ltrs of lassi can be made in one go. Why washing machine... because thick lassi is a popular among punjabis. To tackle the huge demand someone cleverly thought of a giant mixer 😂😂😂

[@bobatnet]

Ridiculous. No egg roll ? The quintessential Kolkattan dish. Instead: ice cream sandesh, I wonder how many people have heard of it.

[@twobetween]

Because we had already tried it 😂 plus the tour wasn’t meant to be about the most famous foods anyway

[@potulbhai9278]

❤❤❤❤❤🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 Bengali

[@amritakumar5343]

The fuchka wala must wear gloves when smashing potatoes and spices .

[@bking1857]

Dal muth 😅😅 if you know you know

[@donlee4105]

채널이름이 바뀐건가요?😅

[@twobetween]

네! 근데 여행 하면서 많이 먹으러 다니는건 여전합니다ㅎㅎ

[@preetisingh727]

Hope you survived the puchka and unclean onion on the dal with lime !

[@DIPANKARDAS-kc4wp]

"They were very welcoming...thank you so much".....literally the best way to ignore unnecessary and boring words...straight away skips to the main part😂😂

[@pankajacharjee3379]

Aak tuhi dhaban he gori baki sab kangal Love bengal love kolkata

[@TheBongConnection1410]

one of the best vlogs and foreign POV, grate tour guide.

[@callmeaakash]

22:21 Thats College Square...

[@mr.sunnysingh]

Thats leopard not cheetah 😅 Sarah you are looking so beautiful ❤️

[@potulbhai9278]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@sachin-cv8us]

this food guide is best i have seen, he know how to explain things

[@Dyson2024]

Kolkata is looking very old even older than patna😅

[@pathik_24]

how much will you eat❓😀