BY DEBAJYOTI CHAKRABORTY
KOLKATA, 14 JUNE 2023:
For the first time in the country chinese style chicken papad has been launched in the market by Pou Chong Kim Food Products of Kolkata.
Established in 1958, Pou Chong Kim is run by third generation family member, Janice Lee with its headquarters at Tiretti Bazar in Kolkata.
The food products of Pou Chong Kim in Kolkata have been very popular for a long time and gives a real Chinese taste outside Mainland China and are widely used in the hotels, restaurants and also through the e-commerce portals throughout India.
Talking to The Travel And Tourism Times, Janice Lee, owner of Pou Chong Kim said that already the company has launched fish and prawn papads in the market and they have a good market demand.
“ We have just launched the chinese style papad, where chicken is one of the main ingredients . It is usually served in restaurants as
appetizers , in some restaurants it is served as a side dish with a main dish like fried rice. Pou Chong Kim are now selling all the
three packaged papads and the customers all have to fry it in deep oil,” added Janice Lee.
Recently, Pou Chong Kim has also launched the steamed version of packaged chicken momo and it is very delicious and has already forayed into the huge momo market in the country.
Celebrity chefs like David Rocco and Gary Mehigan have also visited Pou Chong outlet in Kolkata.
HISTORY :
Papad is a very popular snack in the Indian subcontinent. In India the state of Rajasthan is very famous for its pure vegetarian papads, so is the state of Gujarat. Traditionally these are thin wafers, diameters and thickness varies as well as the production procedure.
Incorporation of chicken meat into papad dough resulted in improving nutritive value and higher sensory scores.
A papad is an Indian dough of black gram bean flour, either deep fried or cooked with dry heat until crunchy. Other flours made from lentils, chickpeas, rice, tapioca, millet and potato are also used.
It is typically served as an accompaniment to a meal in India, pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka or as an appetizer , often with
a dip such as chutneys or toppings, such as chopped onions and chilli peppers , they may be used as an ingredient in curries too.
The popularity of ready to cook chinese food products are growing hugely in the country and are becoming popular
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