Kolkata Beckons - Singapore

Kolkata, a melting pot of cuisine influenced by Moghuls, Dutch, Portuguese, French and not to mention the British rule in India with Kolkata as its capital. The result was a unique blend of cuisines, where local ingredients were adapted to French and Western cooking techniques – characterised by creamy sauces, the restrained use of spices, and new techniques such as baking, grilling, frying, poaching, steaming and roasting.