Authentic Bengali Cooking in a Local Kolkata Home

Authentic Bengali Cooking in a Local Kolkata Home is a home-hosted cooking class offered through Traveling Spoon, a platform that connects visitors with local hosts for meals and classes. The experience takes place in a private home in Kolkata, West Bengal, India; the host address is supplied by Traveling Spoon at booking. A local host teaches Bengali dishes in her own kitchen, so the class is an intimate, small-scale setting rather than a commercial cooking school. The duration is approximately three hours. Three options are described on the host page: an in-home meal only, a cooking experience with a meal, and a market tour followed by cooking. The market tour is an extra that adds a visit to a local market for ingredients before the class begins. The listed price ranges from about $24 to $76 per person (roughly ₹2,300-7,300) depending on the option chosen and the group size; the market tour and alcohol cost extra, and a payment fee of 3-4 percent applies. Bengali home cooking features fish, rice, lentils, vegetables and mustard-based preparations along with sweets, so the class typically covers a savoury main meal, though the exact menu is agreed with the host. The meal that results from the class is eaten with the host, which makes the experience as much a cultural exchange as a lesson. Group size is small because the class takes place in a home, and the language is typically English, though visitors should confirm with the platform. Dietary substitutions, including vegetarian cooking, can usually be discussed with the host in advance through Traveling Spoon. The experience can be booked directly on the Traveling Spoon website.