Indian Chinese food has become popular all over India, but its roots have always been in Kolkata. It’s a huge part of the culture here, so much so that many Indians believe that the food is authentically Chinese. It’s colloquially referred to as Chinese food and is so widespread that it can be hard to distinguish its influences. Anuranjan Chakrabarty started 47 South Tangra Road outlets 11-years back. It all started with a scarcity of high-quality Asian cuisine in the neighbourhood. Tangra is a district in east Kolkata that has historically been home to a significant number of tanneries run by individuals of Hakka Chinese descent. ” 47 ” South Tangra Road ” may be the most perplexing postal address, as it used to encompass the whole Chinatown Tangra with over 350 tanneries.
The majority of the remaining structures were constructed over many years by the industries Hakka Chinese, commonly known today as Kolkata’s Chinatown. “47 South Tangra Road is devoted to the people of Hakka Chinese ancestry who have given Kolkata and the rest of the globe the palate of Hakka Chinese food that we so adore, “ said the founder Anuranjan. The cuisine is an Indian interpretation of Chinese food, which combines the deep-fried, spicy
flavours Indians love with a Chinese twist, through ingredients like soy sauce and vinegar.
Indian Chinese food has its own distinct flavours. Anuranjan Chakrabarty believes”47 South Tangra Road is one of Kolkata’s top restaurants for Cantonese and Chinese food. Fish in honey lemon mustard, a perfect balance of sweet, tangy, and savoury, chicken/veg szechwan dumplings steamed This restaurant’s schezwan fried rice, served hot with a spicy filling, is wortha visit.”
South Tangra’s core principle is that every order is created from scratch when it is placed, ensuring that every visitor is served fresh. As Anuranjan says “ Tangra cuisine is a distinct variation of traditional Hakka Chinese cuisine that has been adapted to Indian ingredients and the Bengali palate” presenting Chinese flavours with an Indian twist South Tangra wishes that the emphasis was always on quality and quantity. It’s only that every year,we add new asian cuisine in menu items every year. That has been the evolution of our menu.
