Bombay Chopsticks

Bombay Chopsticks on Station Road is one of Aldershot's few halal Indo-Chinese kitchens — a fusion that blends South Asian spice blends with Chinese stir-fry technique, producing a menu that reads like neither a conventional Indian nor a conventional Chinese takeaway. Dishes such as chilli chicken, Manchurian sauce preparations and spiced fried rice combine the heat and aromatics of Indian cooking with the wok-fried speed of Chinese kitchens. The cuisine has deep roots in Kolkata's Hakka-Chinese community and has travelled widely through the South Asian diaspora. On Station Road — the most multicultural food strip in this garrison town — it fits naturally among the Nepalese, Indian and kebab kitchens that define the area. A genuine culinary tradition rather than a novelty.