174K views · 7.4K reactions | The flavours of this Calcutta street-style chow mein are rather Indianised with street vendors often adding their own spice mixes to their creations. It is almost always garnished generously with chopped onions, cucumbers, ketchup and green chilli sauce (another Indian Chinese condiment that originated in Calcutta's Chinatown). | Bong Eats | Facebook

Walking through Calcutta, you see history etched into every brick and curve. But to truly know these streets is to peel back layers of empire and ambition, a patchwork of three villages of British India, setting the stage for Calcutta to become a showpiece of colonial grandeur. Grand administrative halls and stately mansions soon rose, crafted in Neo-Classical, Victorian, Neo-Gothic, and Renaissance styles. Yet, in true Kolkata fashion, these were never just borrowed dreams: Indian and Islamic m