Food Tour: Highlights Tour with Tasting &Sunset in Varanasi
ID: GYG653651-1184658
Category:
Country: India
Duration:
02:30 hours
Description
Street food in Varanasi is as elaborate as the city's history. An. the culinary treats of Banaras, a trip is incomplete. Food is a quintessential part of the Varanasi's culture.
Street food in Varanasi is as elaborate as the city's history. And Varanasi is as old as time itself. Since Aryan culture is found in the holy city, meat and beef is not that common and vegetarian cuisine is mostly followed with some exceptions due to Muslim habitations. The food of Varanasi is influenced by nearby states including Bihar and West Bengal, which has been given a different flavour by the locals of the city.
Unless one savours the culinary treats of Banaras, a trip is incomplete. Food is a quintessential part of the Varanasi's culture. Being frequented by hundreds of thousands of foreign tourists throughout the year, the city's cuisine is a spin-off between the new and the old, the modern and the old-fashioned. A few handpicked locations and special treats will tickle your taste buds while you're in Varanasi.
Here are some popular places for Varanasi street food that you must try if you ever visit the city:
The tour will begin at 2:00 PM, and the first stop is Kashi Chat. After exploring the ghat, your guide will take you to try the first dish, in our next destination, Madhur Jalpan grid, where we will try Pori Sabzi, a street, poori sabzi. Hot and crispy poori or kachori is stuffed with dal and served with spicy potato gravy.
Then, we will move forward; it is time to taste some of the famous sweets of Varanasi. Try Jalebi, a treat made from deep-fried batter. Then, taste shahi turka, an Indian bread pudding, at the shop. Both food items are served crispy and hot, with lots of syrup. Afterward, you will be served a lassi in an earthenware glass at the Baba lassi shop. Lassi is a yogurt drink. Flavored with cardamom and garnished with pistachios, fresh cream, and a few drops of rose water. You can also try several other Indian sweets.
Varanasi is famous for aloo tikki chaat, potato patties with chickpea curry garnished with green chutney, and pani puri, a hollow snack stuffed with different filings. Finally, you can try the best chewing paan in Varanasi after tasting all these delicious street foods.
Highlights
- Blue Lassi, Bangali Tola-A yoghurt shop that's the right place to gulp down the
- Lakshmi Chai Toast- The speciality of this place is that it gives Tea in claycup
- Kashi Chat Bhandar- Bringing the flavor game to a whole new level
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
this tour involves a 2-hour walk, so a moderate level of fitness is required and if you have any kinds of allergy to food inform it your guide before
It is crossing road where a beautiful church established under British goverment rules and it dedicated to St thomas also known St thomas church . Local transport service provider called this location Girjaghr chauraha . So you will easily meet your guide there .
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
