Tangra London Review & What I Got Wrong about Indo-Chinese Food and

Earlier this year, I went to India and tried Manchurian soup for the first time.I loved it.

And when I came back to London, I went to a restaurant called Chi-Ni in Tooting Bec. And at that time, I talked about Manchurian soup and said that it's from Mumbai.

Then came the comments:
“It’s from Kolkata.”

You can watch the video below.

So I did some digging and turns out, everyone was kind of right. Because Indo-Chinese food started from one city but every city eventually developed their own menu. It travelled.

And this week, I visited Tangra, a brand new Indo-Chinese restaurant in London that brings that journey to the table.

I reached out the Tangra twice, through email and then DM. I got first rejected, but who am I?

I didn't give up and sent another DM that I have made a video about Indo-Chinese restaurant that blew up. And they have said yes the second time.

So, what is Indo-Chinese food and what was Tangra like?

Where Indo-Chinese All Started

Kolkata’s Tangra neighbourhood and the Hakka Chinese community

Indo-Chinese food began in Kolkata, in a neighbourhood called Tangra, where Hakka Chinese immigrants settled in the early 1900s. They opened small restaurants and adapted their food to local Indian tastes—spicier, more garlic, more chili.

This is where dishes like: