We thought it fitting to start our crawl with the most popular Indo-Chinese dish, Manchurian chicken, which we found at Calcutta Chinese Food, a restaurant tucked in one of Oak Tree Road’s countless strip malls. It is the kind of Chinese takeout joint where you order at the counter by pointing at photos of food on the wall. Manchurian chicken employs Chinese techniques, but its red gravy, heavy on ginger, chilies and garlic, has the consistency of an Indian curry. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyIt would be an oversimplification to say that Indian-Chinese food is solely an export of Kolkata, however. I ate two slices and tossed the remainder in the car with the rest of my leftovers, which, like much Chinese takeout, was arguably better a day later.

Source: New York Times March 09, 2017 04:52 UTC