All you need to know about the gastronomical heritage of the City of Joy.
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00:30 Celebrations of festivities are not complete without some sumptuous and mouth-watering food.
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00:42 Durga Puja is no different.
00:44 It is that time of the year when Kolkata is brimming with gastronomical excitement.
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00:56 Eateries are open till late at night,
00:59 dishing up local preparations of fish, singhara, puchkas, rolls or jhal moori to all the delvers.
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01:15 The city is really alive.
01:17 There seems to be a lot of like a celebrating, celebratory kind of atmosphere.
01:21 Most importantly, I want to eat the street food.
01:24 That's what I want to eat.
01:25 I don't know what yet, but I've heard it's the best.
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01:30 All over the world, people know how famous Kolkata sweets are.
01:32 So, people who come to Kolkata, they should definitely try rasogolla, mishti doi.
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01:43 If you love non-vegetarian food, then mutton kasa, chicken curry, topshey fry
01:48 and dishes made with hilsa fish, bhedki fish, pomfret fish, prawns are worth trying.
01:54 Another must-order item is the pavda maach chhol.
01:58 It is the pavda fish that is cooked in lentils and nigella seeds as the main ingredients.
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02:15 Food also plays a significant role during the rituals that are performed during the pujos.
02:20 The bhog offered to Maa Durga holds a great significance.
02:25 At Belur Math, khichdi bhog is special.
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02:34 I am the seventh generation of the Satpurush family.
02:36 I am the one who makes the sweets.
02:42 The sweets are a special part of the Rajbani tradition.
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02:51 Durga Puja is the time where all equally participate in activities and festivities.
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02:59 This year, the sex workers in the city also donned the chef's cap at various food pavilions
03:05 run by the West Bengal Fisheries Department.
03:08 It signified the very essence of Durga Puja, the spirit of oneness, festivity and celebrations across Bengal.
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