The City of Joy, now features in the list of best food destinations in the world. The city has been named in the food website, Eater’s list of the best culinary destinations in the world. The announcement was made by the website on its social media handle, about four days ago.
Apart from Kolkata, other cities including Tamaki Makaurau (New Zealand), Asheville (North Carolina), Albuquerque (New Mexico), Guatemala City (Guatemala), Cambridge (England), Dakar (Senegal), Halland (Sweden), Sardinia (Italy), Manila (Philippines) and Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) have been mentioned in the list.
Announcing the list, the website wrote, “In picking 2023’s dining destinations, we thought not just about hit lists and must-try dishes (although those are important, too), but also the aspects of meals that make them feel immersive: the people, environment, culture, and history behind foods that force us to pause and tempt us from pre-planned paths.”
The news could come as a blessing to the state tourism department. “We are very happy to get the news,” said an official of the department. “The department will definitely try to leverage this in the sector and try to promote it as strongly as possible so that people know our culinary strength,” added the official.