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  1. Subhadip, my time in Calcutta was from 1960-80. I was never able to go to the Great Eastern Hotel, or to Firpo’s, for obvious reasons. But towards the late 70s, a friend would sometimes treat us to some of the products of the Great Eastern. I loved, loved, loved, their “bread pudding” sold in little waxed pouches, along with their “chicken cutlets”.

    The bread pudding was wonderfully stodgy and not too sweet. It had an interesting texture that I loved! Not the highest quality, or even of any quality, it was part of the Bengali jol khabar traidtion, slightly uplifted by being a tiny bit closer to shahebi culture, ha ha. Imagine our “sophitication”! Bread pudding in little waxed paper pouches and a small chicken cutlet of duboius: heaven, still!!!

    Please ask your friends if they still make those little packets of bread pudding? If only for nostalgia’s sake?

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