- Hardcover: 192 pages
- Publisher: Mitchell Beazley; illustrated edition edition (14 Sep 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1845330773
- ISBN-13: 978-1845330774
- Product Dimensions: 25.4 x 20.6 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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- #43 in Books > Food & Drink > National & International Cookery > Indian
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"Calcutta Kitchen round up recipes for dishes bequeathed to Calcutta (now Kalkata) by its many rulers...The authentic, inviting and unintimidating recipe, excellent commentary and photography reminiscent of movie stills helped me finally get my hands around what hitherto seemed an enigmatic and formal cuisine...Calcutta Kitchen brings out the hallmarks of Bengali dining--the use of mustard, a thorough preoccupation with freshness, a course-by-course approach to the meal (alone among Indian cuisines) and, most of all, a love of fish."
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Calcutta's food is richly diverse. There's freshwater fish from the city's rivers, street food, recipes influenced by the British presence, sweets, extraordinary vegetarian dishes, and a rich variety of rice dishes. Simon Parkes explores the city's food culture, including its people, flavours, markets, traditions and restaurants, while Udit Sarkhel gives recipes for the city's finest dishes.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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This is not quite your usual indian cook book and don't expect any of your Friday night curry house faves here. What it does is give you an insight into the social and eating habits of West Bengals intellectual elite. They're middle class, not to showy and very bright. Colours are vivid and you get a taste of the sensory overload that awaits you in Kolkata. You know when you arrived that it is the real capital of India.
The recipes are easy to follow and have the natural colour of authentic indian food and not the radioactive stuff with cream we get here.
The recipes are easy to follow and have the natural colour of authentic indian food and not the radioactive stuff with cream we get here.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Fabulous !!! My husband grew up in Calcutta and so many recipes evoked special memories - especially Nizams Khati kebabs!!!
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This is an excellent book and has some fantastic pictures of Calcutta.Credit is due to the authors for capturing tradtional food and pictures of Bengal
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