Glimpses of the International Kolkata Book Fair food items like biryani, mutton kosha, patishapta, nolen gurer mishti and more
In pics: Lip-smacking delights act as big crowd-puller at Kolkata Book Fair
From fish fry to ‘nolen gur’, wide array of gastronomic delights keeps readers energised at ‘Boi Mela’
My Kolkata Web Desk
Published 31.01.25, 11:09 PM
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A glimpse of the official mascot of the 48th edition of International Kolkata Book Fair — two ducks named Haso and Hasi
Photographs by Soumyajit Dey
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One look at this stall and you know that people from Kolkata and neighbouring districts still warm up to the lure of printed words beating the challenges posed by the Kindle editions of books and rising mercury
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Apart from book scouting, what’s also keeping the readers busy and ‘energised’ is the wide variety of sip and bite options at the ‘Boi Mela’ ground in Salt Lake
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Kolkata Biryani, which has a separate fan base, is a dish on the menu at the book fair, and of course it comes with aloo (potato) and dim (egg)
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The love story between a Bengali and fish fry is generational, and of course, this fishy affair has made it to the must-eat list at the ‘Boi Mela’
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‘Mangsher Lal Jhol’ — the spicy gravy with succulent pieces of mutton and potatoes — is not to be left behind and is keeping the foodies hooked, no doubt!
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‘Telebhaja’ (deep fried delights) have a separate fan base. ‘Singara’ and vegetable chops are selling like hot cakes, as sips of ‘chaa’ (tea) keep the bibliophiles upbeat
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A January event in Bengal and without its most celebrated winter dish, the ‘pithe pulis’? No way! Patishapta, with coconut and jaggery filling, are bringing a sweet end to the gastronomic adventures of the book lovers at the fair
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‘Nolen gur’ (a type of jaggery) is one of the many things that a Bengali cannot do without during the winters. The Kolkata Book Fair food stalls are not disappointing the attendees with a wide variety of ‘gur’ delicacies
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Some ‘mishti mukh’ to add more sweetness to an eventful day of enjoying some bibliosmia and engaging in serious book shopping —- oh, the joy!
