Slurrp presents Chopsticks & Curry | Stories of Chinese Food in Bombay |

From the inception of Chicken Manchurian to Chinese Bhel, Mumbai's tryst with Chinese cuisine has been a flavourful journey. With Chinese immigrants settling in the erstwhile Bombay presidency in the late 19th century, the city not only adopted new flavour profiles of a foreign civilisation but also lent its culinary sensibilities and thus helped develop a cuisine that the country affectionately calls "Indo-Chinese".
Slurrp presents Chopsticks & Curry, a history of Chinese cuisine in Bombay and its evolution over the years.
DIRECTOR
Kashish
PRODUCER
Avinash Mudaliar
CREATIVE PRODUCERS
Suryasarathi Bhattacharya
Rohini Nair
CAMERA
Saurabh Mahadik
GIMBAL OPERATOR
Saurabh Aavate
SILIGURI TEAM
Tissa Sen
Soumyadeep Das
DIRECTOR’S ASSISTANT
Dhrumil Dhakan
EDITOR
Kashish
CONSULTING EDITOR
Parth Vyas
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Dhrumil Dhakan
RESEARCH AND SCRIPT
Dhrumil Dhakan
Kashish
ILLUSTRATIONS
Gulal Salil
The Punishments Of China by Twenty-Two Engravings
Qianlong Emporer Photo: Giuseppe Castiglione/ Public domain
ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE COURTESY
Albert Tham
Cheuk Kwan
Nelson Wang
RetroFootage by Pond5
Vidura Jang Bahadur | Desi Chinese Project (Lok Jun building)
Suleiman Merchant (Portrait of Tulun Chen)
STOCK FOOTAGE COURTESY
Ginlimone from Pixbay
Peter and Xio Harris from Pixbay
Cottonbro Studio
PEXELS
Roman Odintsov
Engin Akyurt
Hansol Kim
Kelly
Anna Tarazevich
Gül Işık
LOCATION COURTESY
China Garden, Kemps Corner
Gypsy Chinese, Dadar
Ling's Pavilion, Colaba
Golden Dragon | Taj Mahal Palace, Colaba
Kuan Kung Temple, Mazgaon
Hsien Koi Sang Residence, Oodlabari, West Bengal
MUSIC COURTESY
Moon Palace
Mountain Legend by Keys of Moon
ARTLIST.IO
Yuvi Gerstein - Found a Place
Roie Schpigler - Once
Luc Allieres - Café de Manhã
Simon Berggren - Ephemeralda in the Glade
Sean Williams - Take Me to the Ocean
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Sifra Lentin
Gateway House
Poonam DJ
Mahek
Dev
Vikas
Priyanka Arora

[@HeadbangerEats]

This was amazing! So well done and such a great watch! Grew up eating at China Garden and Kamling. Could never afford Golden Dragon though.

[@kashishjuneja6979]

Thanks for watching. Glad you liked it ❤

[@HeadbangerEats]

am just floored! @@kashishjuneja6979

[@jayshripardeshi7271]

Good work❤

[@Rama_Krishna27]

Chef Nelson Wang's journey and the history of Chinese cuisine in Bombay (Mumbai) are truly fascinating! It's incredible to see how he blended different culinary influences, adapted to local tastes, and created a culinary sensation with China Garden. His commitment to innovation and catering to diverse preferences has undoubtedly left a lasting impact on the Indian restaurant scene. Kudos to Chef Wang for his pioneering work! 🍜👏 #FoodHistory #IndianCuisine #Innovation

[@kashishjuneja6979]

Truly ❤

[@rajanthakar5428]

22:08 lines 👌

[@kashishjuneja6979]

One of my favourites too ❤

[@kashishjuneja6979]

21:54 actually :)

[@akashjuneja4629]

Stunning visuals and what amazing, fun stories :)))))

[@kashishjuneja6979]

❤

[@varunupadhye8614]

Wow great video❤

[@kashishjuneja6979]

Thank you ❤

[@user-ot8dk5rf6g]

Nicely done Kashish. Felt so good to learn about the history of these people and their restaurants. Thank you for sharing. So much awareness created.

[@akashjuneja4629]

One of the best that I have seen when it comes to knowing about Chinese cuisine. Fantastic work Kashish!!

[@kavitadhupjuneja9148]

Informative and interesting!! Congratulations Kashish and Team !🎉

[@kashishjuneja6979]

❤

[@Suhotra4]

One of my best documentary from now ❤

[@sanjeevarora8349]

Good work Kashish.

[@kashishjuneja6979]

Thank you so much for watching. Glad you enjoyed it ❤

[@heemadhup2422]

Superbly done! Thoroughly enjoyed learning about the history of Chinese cuisine in Bombay. Kudos to the entire team!

[@shrinidhijoshi595]

Always loved the histories of food. It's the sweetest way to integrate multiple cuisines. Literally amazing ❤

[@kashishjuneja6979]

Thank you. So glad you enjoyed it. Oral food narratives in India should be mainstream. We just have too much to dig in there... it's a bottomless pit of stories...and different versions of the same stories too! ❤

[@shilpapatil6104]

Beautiful. Extremely well crafted way of storytelling, from Beggar chicken to bhakarwadi. 👍

[@kashishjuneja6979]

I'm humbled. Thank you 🥹💛

[@basava_1403]

Such a interesting video

[@kashishjuneja6979]

Thank you 😊

[@rajanthakar5428]

Classic documentary 👌

[@kashishjuneja6979]

Thank you, Glad you liked it 😊

[@hitarthdesai2759]

Ordering Chinese food right away. Such a yummy documentary. Filled the mind and the stomach.

[@rohitkorde8391]

One of the best documentry on CZcams

[@prateeknehra3990]

Very nice

[@kashishjuneja6979]

Thank you 😊

[@abhishekbhakta]

Absolutely something that was unknown to me !
Learnt something new :)🎉
Not gonna lie, I did waited for Mint and Coriander 😂

[@sairajmulya5233]

How has this not got a million views? This is a brilliant documentary...made with such finesse and class.

[@rethnakumarev9697]

A very informative documentary. The whole video was taken appropriately according to the historical sequence. Well done. 👍🏻

[@THEFUSIONFOCUS]

Amazing work done 💯😍

[@kashishjuneja6979]

Thank you ❤

[@aayushkumaria]

Fantastic ❤

[@poonamdj4201]

Good work, Kashish and team 👏👏👏!

[@Vivekyadav1432Gym]

I like you so much

[@kudratkakarishma3483]

Where’s the kothimbir and pudina😭🤣

[@tecob277devjuneja2]

😂😂😂

[@kashishjuneja6979]

Hahahaha

[@kudratkakarishma3483]

Explaining spring rolls to Marathi folks by comparing it with bhakarwadi,, noice

[@kashishjuneja6979]

Hahahaha, that analogy is something!
So glad you liked it ❤

[@swapnilnandgaonkar7052]

♥️🫶