SILIGURI Street Food Tour, Part 1/3 I Deem Ghughni + Wai Wai Chaat + Hong Kong Market & Momo Gully

Referred to as the land of Tea, Tourism, Transport and Timber, Siliguri, is a major commercial center of North Bengal. It is blessed with abundant natural beauty and rich cultural. Siliguri also boasts of a vibrant street food scenario full of fascinating tastes, actions and stories.
So in today's episode we bring you an amusing food tour from one of the busy neighbourhoods in the city that we had undertaken along with our gracious host Prerna from Our Guest Travels
Before heading to our first stop we did a quick tour of the famous Hong Kong market. It is the busiest market in the city where one can find latest cosmetics, electronic goods, apparels, electronic goods etc at an economical rate. The place is crowded, colourful and noisy. Our first food stop over here was the Arya Bakery in Bidhan Market. Here we polished off a delicately flaky chicken patties whose filling was just on point. Next we went to Kabita bakery to try the cheese rolls. These tiny bow tie shaped snacks are a hot selling fare and Prerna’s favourite too. We bought some and carried it to Siliguri Krishna Mobile Tea to be had with chai. The tea over here was quite good while the puffs were addictive.
This was followed by a brilliant Wai Wai chaat and quintessential jhal muri from Bairagi Jhal Muri parked some distance away. We loved the Wai Wai snack as it scored both on taste and texture. Then we had a plate of fresh steamed momo from the busiest Momo Shop in Momo Gali because we can never get enough of these steamed dumplings. Next we gobbled down some Bengal style phuchkas from Shridhar phuchka cart that were served with gondhoraj lemon flavoured water.
Prerna then took us to Kishna Tikki Ghugni for a plate of this delightful combination. The crusty tikki gelled well with the spicy ghugni and chutneys. Our search for some more local favourites led us to Prakash mixture where we had a tasty channa jor garam. This was followed by some chop and samosa which are the favorite evening snacks over here an quite ubiquitous too. Next we had a delicious protein packed dish called dim ghugni and it turned out to be truly impressive. The penultimate dish was pav bhaji from Bombay Pav Bhaji. It was quite similar to its Mumbai counterpart. Finally we ended the tour with chilli sekuwa which is a fusion between Nepalese and Indo Chinese styles.
About the host - Anubhav Sapra
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Anubhav Sapra is an avid culinary explorer who loves to travel and explore different cuisines 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.
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[@sanandamitra7237]

Thank you Anubhav Ji. Thank you Prerna. None of the top Bengali food vloggers have ever covered Siliguri. But it is a multicultural food heaven.

[@akashaich1227]

Surojit Saha did 🙂

[@goodluck-ne1lu]

First national level blogger to cover my hometown Siliguri. Kudos!!

[@Red_Frankenstein]

This area Siliguri+ Kurseong + Darjeeling+ Kalimpong is where i am deeply attached to from my childhood. I still crave to settle here .... And live forever 😍 . O lord 🙏

[@rupalrout]

Mom-daughter duo were so lovely

[@MJGul]

You really don’t need any fancy restaurants, you bring the real India to us

[@ankit3936]

Agree with you

[@Rahmanfarha]

Correct , to explore real India u need to go to local places only to understand the real people rhythm. 🙂

[@priyanshujaiswal9945]

indeed!

[@sharifkhankhan8544]

@@Rahmanfarha hi upyog

[@purushottam4728]

Also you don't need to have delhi-ncr overhyped foods.

[@debobratadas9536]

U appreciate the people whom we even don't talk to properly which brings a smile on their face 👍👍.. Jbrdst..

[@delhifoodwalks]

Thank you so much 😀

[@sarthaksethi7325]

Even though I am not bihari but It feels great that you are a proud bihari. Every person should feel proud of their state !! Brilliant video!

[@arunrana6019]

Shaandar,zabardast, zindabad....

[@Sanjayphoto]

Every city has its own unique food and language in INDIA .And for every presentation lots of hard work is done by all the team members CONGRATULATIONS 👌🙏

[@pervinkapadia2487]

Very true

[@ayanbandyopadhyay5694]

Sir you are so humble and I think the Indianness is in your inner self....aap me bharat basta hain ....sir aap itna manlo ke hum fan Hain apke baat karne ke,apki mazak me vi namrata vabyata dikhta hai....love from west bengal zindagi me aap se ekbar nahi kayee bar milna hai...Mera shardha apko aur apki team ko....thank you for being a pure gente Indian foodie....aap sirf foodie nehi sir aap kalakar ho...jaisa Bina shakkar rabdi hota hai...jaisa ganga ji Pawan waise aap ho sir..apka ye fan apko naman karta hai 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝

[@pritom7069]

This is the only food vlog I follow. Shiliguri has always attracted me as a bengali because of how it became a melting pot of bengali, Nepali, and north eastern culture. I'd love to visit there one day.

[@SILOPshuvambanerjee]

Love from Siliguri dada

[@Allinone_77]

Anubhav jii kitne friendly, down to earth hain n well behaved hain Just love this man ❣

[@purushottam4728]

Actually he is bihari also, not any delhi ncr wala Type dikhawati Banda.

[@sanjeev894]

Maza aa gaya. In childhood used to eat from all such eateries in UP. No fancy places. Real India.

[@rohininicholas1088]

Amazing job Prerna...so good to see you and your mom...It feels so nice to see our hometown and the old food joints and eateries being showcased in this channel.Feeling Nostalgic...Thanks for bringing back the old memories.

[@sumeetsinha9081]

Hi Anita aunty... how's sid doing.. great to see you..

[@lasangdutta3855]

Love you Aunty and Prena. One of the best episode. ( Antika from kalijhora)

[@sukantchowdhury5870]

You are the best food vloger in India not just eating but connecting with people it's awesome

[@aayushray7712]

Thank you for coming to my city and appreciating the food we have to offer.

[@rakathakur]

Ladies are so talented and polite.... nice Anubhav ji

[@Thegirl_next_door]

First time kisi episode me dessert try nhi kiya gya hai...!! Good one..!! 😃

[@sharadkumar8505]

I've been posted in Siliguri for 3rd time.. But kabhi nahi gaya.. Now I will go... It's my last month in Siliguri... Before wrap-up... Ye sabb jagah toh ja rha hun...

[@stone9126]

Wow wow wow 😳 you were in #Siliguri sir 💐🙏 What a pleasant surprise ❤️👏👏👏

[@chandrimamitra9964]

Darjeeling and siliguri are so so special that if someone visits always keeps a little piece of their soul in there.... Darjeeling stop coming into my dreams everyday

[@kumargaurav854]

Love for bihar can be seen in his eyes....... Love u sir.

[@wdg8184]

I just love the way she's hosting you... I would like to travel siliguri with her

[@kkjh1783]

Bahat achcha laga aapko Siliguri mei dekh k sir. Dooars aa jayiye . Ghar ka khana khilayenge.

[@RajeshPatel-fe8rn]

Sir tan se juda Nupur Sharma ko saja mile Gustak e rasul ki saza

[@subhayu09]

This vegetable chop ..you will find all over bengal and Kolkata...you missed it in your kolkata food tour ...

[@rohitbannerji2756]

India is marvellous. So many varieties yet so affordable.

[@supriyogupta6545]

Nice tour of the street food of Siliguri 👌

[@j4884us]

Great episode as always. Those ladies were so lovely, polite and sweet. Anubhav is the best food blogger in India. He shows true Indian food which is so diverse. The respect and love that he has for India's different religions, food, culture and people shines through in his interactions.

[@ashwinikhadilkar3284]

Beautiful video. Esp the natural mother-daughter interaction.

[@tinkugupta112]

Love northbengal i am also from siliguri the city of joy mountains

[@rohankumardas55]

This is the true India. Love from West Bengal, Kolkata

[@abhirajsrivastava7451]

WOW , Siliguri is truly a hidden gem. Will definitely have to visit to try all the varied items shown in the vlog. You are a brilliant host

[@anukulpaul617]

Anuvabh ji, mere childhood wale bakery shop ko vi aap visit kar liye!!!!

[@abhishekghosh5550]

Bombay stores was the only place selling pav bhaji in siliguri once upon a time. Had some great nights during the Pujas around the area many many years back.

[@amritagita9540]

To me, it feels like a different world. Your hostess and mom are wonderful. So many varieties of food. Also, people are working hard to be able to maintain themselves. Covid has messed up lives. You are funny and are wonderful with people. Thank you 😊

[@prayashthapa798]

My hometown 💕 and this the exact way to explore this city 😊

[@rishitachakraborty8041]

I am a siligurian, good to see this, dont forget to visit baghajatin park! Its a food hub of siliguri ❣️

[@anubhabchattopadhyay5277]

Exactly re. 😌

[@SILOPshuvambanerjee]

Akdom

[@brmgssdestroyer2359]

Pradhan nagar and sf road too

[@AbhishekSingh-pb3lx]

I am not sweet talking , But Anubhav you are a gem. Your way of speaking is so simple, genuine and you are so original. Simply love you, your team and your every episode ❤️❤️

[@nilchandroy5533]

মজা এসে গেল দাদাভাই দেখে ভিডিও খুব সুন্দর লাগলো শিলিগুড়ি ভিডিও...You covered it very nicely

[@yamahabest1745]

Good 2 c u bro in my hometown

[@sayanpaul8687]

welcome to siliguri sir ... love from siliguri ❣️❣️❤️ just love to watch your videos from many years.

[@SumanDas-zj7nl]

Yummy Siliguri street foods...🙏🌹💞🌼🏵🌹🙏

[@KRISHNAKUMAR70705]

Kalimpong ka Street food explore kijiye

[@rashmidattani3117]

Great... The chana chatpati... the tea in the mkt... the jhalmuri, in which we wud get an extra topping of 'khattai'... yummmm...😊 and then the puchka s...😊 the hot tikki ghughni... the chana jor garam... the vegetable chop... n the pav bhaji... this reminds me of enjoying all of this, while shopping all day out... The 'deem ghughni' reminded me of vendors selling 'deem' nd vendors selling 'ghughni' in passenger trains... (we used to board intentionally for our travel to 'mama bari' during school summer vacations)... Enjoyed..!

[@yashchhabra8513]

Everything is perfect in this video Anubhav sir(He himself is perfect)that's why written his name , Great host,Great food , Great people, Reasonable prices❤️❤️

[@SunitaSingh-ms5cd]

Waah muh me pani aagaya 😋👍👍👌

[@Abhi_vlogs43]

Waiting for 2nd and 3rd part

[@younuspasha9187]

Anubhav sir never wastes food Respect all people Kind with everyone

[@RajeshPatel-fe8rn]

Grandfather marries granddaughter pucho pucho kaun La ilaha

[@RajeshPatel-fe8rn]

@बाबुश kyun Bhai tumhe itne mirchi kyun lagi

[@SatishKumar-Sherry]

Very nice joyful city. I was In Bagdogra air force station from 1983 to 1988 there during my youth .

[@libastonprograms]

Nice video. Thank you for your sharing such great content. Have a good time

[@himanshu8006]

Anubhav is the bestest food vlogger we have around, his humbleness adds to the joy of watching the vlogs

[@joydip18]

Dim ghugni is a very common street food of Westbengal

[@salmanmehmood470]

Love from Pakistan ❤️

[@abhirajsrivastava7451]

The local mother daughter duo that showed you around were so amiable and sweet

[@sugatomitra6391]

Well Anubhav, I hit Like even before the video started. I am eagerly waiting for more gems from Siliguri.

[@kundanpathak]

Host is amazing. Thanks Anubhav bhaiya for bringing such a nice video.

[@suvranshuhazra6872]

u r the one of the best food blogger in India. Your simplicity is ur greatness. thank u sir.

[@chrysologusdmello1890]

Wow a place I always heard as a name you made us taste it too

[@raj03slg]

Tanks for visiting our siliguri..PTA hota toh milne jarur aate Sir .

[@pentrakramoon5345]

Anubhav enjoy food and beauty of weather here

[@mahendra4315]

love that points whenever you ask vendors "kaun jila se" just by getting feeling from the motherland

[@AmanGupta-zy3sb]

Wow a very heartiest welcome sir to our city. Hope u will have a pleasant stay. Thanks for exploring our city. From Rajat Gupta. Siliguri

[@berlin5403]

Lately this channel was losing its essence. But this video brought back the old charm. Love it.

[@abhishekk3461]

It's seem like silligudi is heaven for street food lovers😍😍

[@hamirpursaesthetics6411]

The lady itself is very good host

[@mugu03joshi]

One of the best episode

[@minkeysherpa6526]

My home town and I miss all the places and the tasty food. Thank you for this video 😍

[@jaslokjassi8294]

The best food channel... Simple yet outstanding...👌👌

[@shekharmanayar1337]

So satisfying episode.... West Bengal has yet to explore more in every region with lots of diversity, art and culture with great vendor's, great people, great hospitality, great host, great anchor and the best was that car wala who made jam in the traffic 😜 Personal recommendation, do try the naan puri and ghughni while your stay in West Bengal ! Especially in Kolkata, have to try kochuri in Gupta brothers sweet store near Chetla road.

[@suranjandutta8025]

Sevok more the junction Goyal brothers magazine shop. Dont know it's still there or not. Hongkong market I used to buy lots of chaata and hawai chappal. Hotel Gateway was one of my favourite. I was in kalimpong for 6 years schooling. Blue Bird one of the famous bus to ply from Siliguri to Kalimpong. My relatives were staying in Hakimpara. Lot of memories with Siliguri. Still love the place and the name is so attractive and very sweet. Sapra ji make a plan for Bankura during Pancham dol. Village name Purandarpur. Also visit Bishnupur.

[@game_changer991]

Anubhav sir.... just hat's off to you... we can feel that vibe of siliguri here while watching......!

[@devanshtiwari206]

Hongkong market sunte hi anubhav sir ne mask phn liya😂😂

[@Alexmarshall15]

Anubhav Da,khuub valo, episode to ebar fatafati laglo❤️ Keep up the work sir,new addition of you putting subtitles ,nice one sir. Robust,rustic food exploration .

[@Ghisingg381]

I watched all your series especially series of Banaras an Gokul an Welcome to my Hometown Darjeeling Kurseong anubhav Sir❤️

[@hiteshwaryadav631]

The HOST is one of the best ever seen. Very polite and positive and a lovely human being.

[@SatenderRawat-cq9nm]

Anubhav jii ladies very nice and sweet

[@SatenderRawat-cq9nm]

Love u bro ❤️

[@chinmayeelenka9589]

Happy to see Prerna Mam again in this channel as host and I guess she got another video after that Gangtok video . 🤠 🙂

[@saurabhdas2022]

Siliguri is my hometown. My all time favourite place.

[@SHALINIP2482]

Watching your show itself is a delight... Double delight is the way u describe the food..as if we r tasting ourselves.. Amazing show Sir.. Everyone here home including our kids r big fan of yours.. Thank you very much for bringing India to our homes.. Tk cr Sir..😇🙏💐😊

[@delhifoodwalks]

Thank you so much 😀

[@SHALINIP2482]

Thank you Sir for the reply 😊😇🙏

[@AbhishekSingh-pb3lx]

Aap Anubhav ji original hain, yehi aapki sabsey badi USP hai ..love it ❤️❤️

[@soumak1231]

Few days back I saw Anubhav in a discussion with Visa2explore Harish Bali. Great to see you

[@anubhabchattopadhyay5277]

Siliguri's Street Food is one of the best street food in India! ❤

[@rahulgulabani498]

Bihari people are so hard working

[@mrinalgupta2648]

Sir please come to beutiful Doors u are welcome here....Birpara madarihat hasimara Jaigaon alipurduar...plzzz come once sir...

[@delhifoodwalks]

Next time!

[@foodlover8826]

Sir I'm old staff in arya bakery I'm really happy see u there nd I'm ur biggest Fan

[@minakshipandey5732]

I like the way you treat people with so much affection and respect

[@ananyomukherjee8754]

Glad that you have visited my city. Respect and love

[@maheshdhaimode441]

Egg 🥚🥚🥚 breaking💔💔💔 process was good👍👍👍

[@guri-0000]

Best part about west bengal, good number of food variety, cheap and Clean. I wish we can get this in Delhi too

[@arindamdas21]

This is just awesome.. Can't wait for the next episode. Missing the delish foodscape of Siliguri and Darjeeling. While in Siliguri, try the food at Sartaj and Marina's and on your way back don't miss the Airport Canteen food (chicken cutlet) at Bagdogra Airport (outside the Terminal building)😍😍❤❤

[@rohitdeo1436]

Marina's at upper bagdogra?

[@arindamdas21]

@@rohitdeo1436 yes

[@shifttoexplore4452]

Siliguri kaa 10 % bhi cover nahi hua aaj is episode pe , i hope ap 100% cover karenge , aane wale din pe , And thanks for showing our lovely SILIGURI ❤️

[@platypusperry9292]

Exactly

[@QuinczAgrawal]

You forgot to take zaika of the best aloo tikki chaat in Seth SriLal Market,the chaatwala arrives at 9:15 pm -9:30pm You didn’t take zaika of Chicken Momo near Anjali Jewellers You missed Radhaballabi of Calcutta Sweets You missed Rosogolla & Lal Mohan of GANGA Sweets You missed Tea in matir Bhar near Paul Restaurant at Hill Cart Road You missed the best Chicken Cutlet near Arya Bakery in Bidhan Market Don’t miss out on dinner at Haveli Restaurant Don’t forget to try Chicken Shawarma near Siliguri College Hostel Gate Don’t forget Masala Dosa and Lassi at Old Ranjit Restaurant Don’t forget to have Chicken Dum Biriyani,Chicken Rezala and Chicken Liver Masala at Bedween Restaurant

[@panthakur78]

In my recent trip to Darbhanga I visited almost all the places you went in your video

[@ankurkothari7840]

New state new food exploring is awesome

[@pervinkapadia2487]

Thanks for covering Siliguri too. Thanks to your hostesses too. Very good job done.

[@hraj______________]

Parinda bhai k baad Prerna….😅😅😅😅

[@mangunpasricha1854]

Purani yaadeyn taza ho gai. 30 years pahle hum bhi Siliguri rahte the.Abhi hum Ludhiāna mai h.Vahan ke puchko ka swad aur sighda (samosa)aaj bhi yaad h..Bidhan Market ke paas hum rahte the. Nice vlog...

[@tapashbarman6196]

I am feeling so happy sir that u explored our city🙂

[@SP-224]

Variety of food which looks yummy. However, prices are high specially compared to Kolkata.I like the host. Prerna is lovely friendly well spoken n really knowledgeable abt the food culture of the place . Feels like a long known friend.