The streets of Tiretti are great for gourmands who want to stock up on Chinese spices, noodles, mushroom et al.The area still has a few old Chinese provision stores left that stock an amazing array of dried fungus and shiitake mushrooms, spice powders, rice sticks and oil sticks for soups, sausages, therapeutic teas and balms, and pink-hued prawn wafers.
Hap Hing Co is one of the oldest Chinese provision stores in Kolkata. It is run by Stella Chen whose grandparents came to Kolkata in 1930. There is Sing Cheung Sauce Factory and Pou Chong Bros Pvt Ltd – both are well-known and popular Chinese goods stores.