Halal Food Guide: Beijing Dastan — Ramadan Iftar and Bengali New Year (Segment B)
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Summary: Halal Food Guide: Beijing Dastan — Ramadan Iftar and Bengali New Year is presented here as a firsthand travel account in clear English, beginning with this scene: April 14th is the Bengali New Year. I was very happy to be invited by Yahya Dost to the Dastaan restaurant, an Indian spot in Sanlitun Soho, Beijing, to join a Ramadan iftar buffet celebrating the Bengali New Year. The account keeps its focus on Beijing Iftar, Bengali New Year, Halal Food while preserving the names, places, food, and historical details from the Chinese source.
In 1856, after Wajid Ali Shah, the ruler of the Awadh region in northern India, was deposed by the British, he moved to Kolkata. The potato biryani was invented by his accompanying court chefs. Potatoes were a foreign food and were not brought to India by the Dutch until the 1830s. When Wajid Ali Shah's court chefs were cooking biryani with saffron, various spices, and meat, they once tried adding fried baby potatoes. It was unexpectedly delicious, became a favorite of Wajid Ali Shah, and quickly spread throughout Kolkata.
Summary: Halal Food Guide: Beijing Dastan — Ramadan Iftar and Bengali New Year is presented here as a firsthand travel account in clear English, beginning with this scene: April 14th is the Bengali New Year. I was very happy to be invited by Yahya Dost to the Dastaan restaurant, an Indian spot in Sanlitun Soho, Beijing, to join a Ramadan iftar buffet celebrating the Bengali New Year. The account keeps its focus on Beijing Iftar, Bengali New Year, Halal Food while preserving the names, places, food, and historical details from the Chinese source.
In 1856, after Wajid Ali Shah, the ruler of the Awadh region in northern India, was deposed by the British, he moved to Kolkata. The potato biryani was invented by his accompanying court chefs. Potatoes were a foreign food and were not brought to India by the Dutch until the 1830s. When Wajid Ali Shah's court chefs were cooking biryani with saffron, various spices, and meat, they once tried adding fried baby potatoes. It was unexpectedly delicious, became a favorite of Wajid Ali Shah, and quickly spread throughout Kolkata.
