What I tried: 01,02,03/04/24

These are what I tried during my trip to Varanasi on 01,02,03/04/2024.

Phara

Touted to be originated in Varanasi, Phara is a steamed dish of rice flour stuffed with lentil mix. It was just bland!

Rating: 2/5

Fried Phara

Fried and better tasting variant of Phara.

Rating: 3/5

Location: Theth Banarasi Baati Chokha, Dumraon Colony

Mix Fruit Lassi

At the lassi shop solely running by scamming tourists, the mixed fruit lassi was creamy and good but it couldn't be relished due to the terrible and delayed discriminating service for non foreigners! Also, 120 rupees for a single lassi is just robbery!

Rating: 2/5

Location: Blue Lassi Shop, Lahori Tola

Jain Thali

No onion no garlic thali with Jeera Aloo, Roti, Paneer Gravy, Dal, Rice, Gulab Jamun. One of the best lunches you can get in Varanasi!

Rating: 3.5/5

Sweets

Spongy rasgulla, raj bhog and other bengali sweets. Must try in Varanasi!

Rating: 4/5

Location: Chotu Lassi, Godowlia

Lal Peda

Lal peda is a unique North Indian peda mithai with a reddish brown colour. In one of the oldest sweet shops in India running since 1887, it was terrible and tasted like paan!

Rating: 0/5

Location: Shri Rajbandhu Sweets, Gurubagh

Kesariya Mocktail

Made with apple, saffron, honey and tonic water, it was okay.

Rating: 3/5

Jamuni Mocktail

Spiced jamun based mocktail presented uniquely in copperware.

Rating: 3/5

Malaiyo

Malaiyo is a smooth, light milk cream based dessert, very popular in Varanasi. It was great!

Rating: 3.5/5

Location: Tandoor Villa, Nadesar

See you soon after my next trip. Feel free to suggest any new/unique vegetarian/non alcoholic items I can try. Cheers!