The Chinese have settled in Kolkata as early as the 1780s, and since then they have played a significant role in defining Kolkata's (Calcutta's) cuisine.
Tiretta bazaar is beside Poddar court near Lal Bazaar police headquarters. Around 6 am when many people are still deep in their sleep, Tiretta bazar is full of people busy having Chinese breakfast and vendors selling chinese food items like Chicken Momos, Pork Momos, Shu Mei, Sausages, Prawn wafers, Tai Paos, Fried dough sticks, Chicken Rolls etc.
Tiretta Bazar has got Chinese Provision Stores, called Hap Hing Co which supplies authentic Chinese ingredients for cooking Chinese recipes at home. They include green tea, rice noodle, orange peels, sun dried mushrooms.
Jhal Muri is a popular street food of Bengal based on puffed rice Jhal can mean not just spicy, but also pungent , and this snack gets its jhal from mustard oil, red onions and fresh green chillies .
Typical ingredients:
puffed rice, red onion,boiled potato, fresh green chillies,mustard oil ,coconut pieces, black gram etc.
