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Dooars & Terai · Eastern Himalaya & Brahmaputra Belt

दुकानें और बाज़ार

The Dooars weekly haatsMalbazar, Chalsa, Nagrakata, Birpara, Madarihat and Jaigaon

Sidol, shutki, gundruk, bamboo shoot, cane fish traps and Bhutanese oranges in winter

Each town's haat runs on its own fixed day. This is where the region's four kitchens meet on adjoining mats, and the fastest way to read the belt's cultural geography in an hour.

Siliguri Tea Auction CentreSiliguri

The auction through which most Dooars and Terai tea is sold

Established in the 1970s to sell North Bengal's crop without sending it to Kolkata. Tea here is bought by grade and by the chest, which is exactly the difference between a commodity and an appellation.

Bidhan MarketSiliguri

Loose tea, spices, hill vegetables and fish

The market where the hill economy and the plains economy actually transact, several times a day.

Hong Kong MarketSiliguri

Imported goods, electronics and cross-border trade stock

A useful illustration of what a corridor town does for a living — everything here has come across a border somewhere.

Din BazarJalpaiguri

Rajbanshi cane and bamboo work, sitalpati mats, brass and everyday hardware

The old town market, and the best chance of finding a properly fine sitalpati rather than a coarse one.

Jaigaon bazaarJaigaon

Bhutanese cheese, dried chilli, incense, textiles and oranges

The Indian side of the Phuentsholing crossing. Bhutanese ema datshi ingredients are easier to buy here than anywhere else in India.

Tea estate factory outletsAcross the Dooars and Terai gardens

CTC tea sold at the factory gate by grade

Many gardens sell directly. Ask for the difference between the leaf grades and the dust grades and taste them side by side — the dust is what most of India actually drinks.

Dooars & Terai की मशहूर दुकानें, बाज़ार और कारख़ाने, और हर एक किस चीज़ के लिए जाना जाता है। (7)