The Chinese in Kolkata are a dwindling community and over the years they have impacted the socio-cultural environment of Bengal. Along with the Chinese came Chinese food, but over the course of time, that authentic cuisine has metamorphosed into a more Bengali-Indian Chinese.
To suit the taste buds of Bengalis, the bland Cantonese sauces were spiced up with chillis and hot sauces, creating unique dishes like Chicken Manchurian. Chicken Manchurian is widely recognised and reproduced with gobi and paneer, and is the creation of Nelson Wang, a man of Chinese descent, born in Kolkata and brought up in Mumbai and founder of the famous China Garden restaurant in Mumbai’s Kemps Corner.
Best Places: Chinese eateries in Tangra and Tirretti, Mainland China, Tung Fong, Marco Polo.