When it comes to street foods, Kolkata arguably packs the meanest punch. No other city in India provides a wider variety of gastronomic wonders, right from ‘Jhalmuri’, ‘Ghhoti gorom’, ‘Phuchka’, ‘Aalu Kabli’ to ‘Mughlai Porota’ and ‘Chowmein’. Not to forget the legendary ‘Chop’ (Aalo / vegetable / mocha, etc.) and the ‘Beguni’ and the ‘Phuluri’. However, my all-time favourite has always been the ‘Chicken Roll’. Here’s the secret of the best Kolkata ‘Roll’: it has more to do with the outer, crispy coating (i.e. the ‘Porota’) than the content inside (meat, egg, onion, lemon juice, ketchup, etc.).
The town I grew up in had limited number of food joints. Hence, whenever I visited Kolkata, one of the things I eagerly looked forward to was the ‘Roll’. Be it Shiraz or Bedouin or Bawarchi, every mouthful was pure bliss. To this day, I haven’t come across tastier Rolls in any other city.
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