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We all know that breakfast is the most important meal as it provides energy for the rest of the day. Here, in Bengal one can usually notice varieties of breakfast menus due to its vast cultural diversity. Different sections of people have selected their meals according to their choice and availabilities. You can have traditional breakfast which are infused  with both healthy and unhealthy options and the modern ones mainly healthy and are adopted from different cuisines.  Source : BetterButter                The oldest form of breakfast in Bengal is Panta Bhat, made of fermented rice which is served with onion, chillies, mustard oil, aloo bhorta, etc. It keeps the body cool during hot summer months as it is rich in micronutrients. Puffed rice or muri is another favourite dish eaten with sugar ( chini muri) or aloor chop, chanachur, ghugni, etc. Ghugni is a very popular street food of Bengal. It is made of chickpeas topped wit...

Tram forms an integral part of Kolkata's culture and heritage. A trip to kolkata is incomplete without a tram ride. Not only heritage, tram was actually the most important transportation systems during its initial days. The invention of tram dates back in the colonial era when the horse-driven trams were first introduced in UK. After two decades, the electricity- driven trams are introduced in 1902 setting a new medium of transportation in Kolkata.  Horse-driven trams. Source : Holidify              Since, then the trams made a huge impact on the local daily commuters. Many eminent personalities of that time used to sit in trams and enjoy the ride peacefully. Even Rabindranath Tagore also mentioned about trams in his poem 'Swapno' which is based on Kolkata.The first electric tram ran in Asia in between Kolkata's esplanade and khidderpore in 1902 making it a proud moment for the city to relish on forever. Later on, many other routes lik...