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[theworldthroughthemindeye]

College Street and Chowmein College Street a name that throngs the memory of every Calcuttan who loves and lives with books. A bookworms paradise which harbours some of the most prestigious and oldest educational institutes of the city reside a stone's throw distance from each other. So much so that one man's balcony is another man's view and one man's door to leads to another. Slowly and gradually the institutions are changing and becoming more modern but will it override the fervour of the area. An affluent bunch of students born and brought up in the changing times often doses off the history that it was and only visit it for nostalgia. But it's the memory of an old US teacher which I celebrate here. Being a tourist in my city he was quite attracted to the history of the educational institution lying side by side and particularly about the All Bengal's Teachers Association. But amidst this chaos and dilemma of the past and present, business and culture thrive. Like this small eatery called "Tasty" serving Chinese delicacies beside the Niyogi Bookstores. Like other eateries in the area, it has retained its formula. The formula of topping the chowmein with chicken instead of mixing them together. I sometimes, wonder what they were trying to achieve by this technique. To me it seems like an hybrid adaptation, a combination of ideas of Hakka chowmein and ramen bowls albeit without the soup. This is how vigorously ascertained our cultural identity is. You can take the Chinese out of Calcutta but can you take them out of yourself? This is how the consensus of people serves above the consensus of nation. Funny how experiences change from one region to another - often from one alley to another but all the while retaining its vigour. So, while your at Asia's largest second hand book market. How about trying out some of its street foods and lesser known eateries? Follow @nath_pratiti for more such food, travel and cultural insights #foodblogger #kolkatafood #kolkatafoodblog #AgantuksBasket #eatwithagantuk #kolkatafoodscene #streetfood #indochinesefood #hakkachow #hakkacuisine #chinaoutfindia #chinesecuisine #roadsidechinese #chowmein #chickenchowmein (at Kolkata The City Of Joy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBrHa1fgQK4/?igshid=5dluswp3gsqn