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East, India, Indian Food, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, West Bengal

Darjeeling local market and the lesser known Rajbanshi cuisine of Bengal

One of my favourite things to explore in a new place is its food, and what better place to discover […]

March 19, 2026 By maverickbird
#Kolkata #Travelbloggerindia #Travelblog #Kolkatatravelblog #WestBengaltourism
East, Expat Life, Food Thoughts, Growing up in Calcutta, India, Kolkata Food, Travel Extras, West Bengal

Calcutta, the pride of the Bengali food epicurean

There’s no food like home food and us, Bengalis celebrate festivities through our bellies. It is correctly said, that the […]

February 14, 2026
Food Thoughts, Indian Food, Travel Extras, Travel Guides

Make Your Journey Perfect with Winter Food in Train: RailRestro

Winter train travel can be interesting with warm and comforting  IRCTC Food order from top restaurants. If you are planning […]

February 12, 2026
Food Thoughts, India, Kashmir, Kashmiri Food, Travel Extras

Memories of walima, a Kashmiri wazwan wedding feast

I got introduced to Kashmiri Wazwan a.k.a the Kashmiri royal feast through a very interesting gentleman, whom I had met […]

October 26, 2025
Wazas are the chefs of Kashmiri cuisine called wazwan
Food Thoughts, India, Kashmir, Kashmiri Food, North, Travel Extras

Deciphering the mouth watering Kashmiri cuisine

I took a few days to recover from the orgiastic feasting of Kashmiri Wazwan at a walima or wedding feast […]

October 26, 2025
breakfast in Kerala cuisine
Food Thoughts, India, Kerala, Kerala Food, South, Travel Extras

Kerala cuisine, a medley of sugar and spice and everything nice

Kerala cuisine is history on a plate. Due to its location along the Malabar Coast, throughout history, this south Indian […]

October 26, 2025
Food Thoughts, India, Madurai Food, South, Tamil Nadu, Travel Extras

Best of lip smacking Madurai food

This southern holy city is regionally famous for its lip-smacking dishes. In fact, Madurai food is so well-known that it […]

August 15, 2022

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