Kolkata: Don't miss the Great Indian Tiffin Festival on till June 10
The festival is being held at The Bengal Lounge, formerly known as the Palladian Lounge, located in the heritage Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industries, in the heart of the city. It is open to all.
Although the practice is on the wane now, with the advent of quick service restaurants and delivery options, carrying lunch boxes to offices was a tradition of Indian office-goers. Popularly, known as 'tiffin box', they came in various shapes and sizes but the content of the box was invariably home-cooked food.
Sharing the contents of the lunch box was sign of camaraderie back then.
Recreating that tradition is the Great Indian Tiffin Festival, showcasing the lunchbox food components typical of various Indian states.
The options are many, ranging from Murli’s tiffin box with upma, idli,chutney, payasam and masala chaai to Khan Saheber Nasta with Paratha, Mutton Tikia, Chap, Rooh Afza and Phirni, from Wagleji Ka Dabba, consisting of a typically Marathi tiffin of Misal Pav, Payasam and Nimboo Pani to Sharmaji’s Favourite Tiffin which contains Lassi, Chhole Bhatura, pickle, salad and Gulab Jamun, and many others.
Restaurant director, Swaminathan Ramani, said that with the The Great Indian Tiffin Festival, they want to bring back the romance of sharing food from tiffin boxes by serving them fresh and hot.
Director and Founder Aninda Palit said, “The Bengal Lounge is situated in office-para (area) of Dalhousie, so tiffin is an essential requirement in this area. The festival is based on Indian tiffin-foods from all over the country. Be it Marathi, South Indian, Bengali, or Mughlai, lunch-boxes to suit every palate is here. For kids, there is Khoka Babu’s lunch box with Indian style French toast.”
He also said to IBNS that specialized chefs from all over the country have been consulted to prepare these regionally unique lunch boxes.
The veg tiffin boxes cost Rs. 150 and non-veg boxes Rs. 315, which seems fair enough for a quick office lunch without burning a hole in the pocket.
(Reporting by Ayana Chatterjee)
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