When Baisakhi meets Poila Baisakh in cosmopolitan Jamshedpur, why can’t shitake mushrooms meet mochar chop?

Foodies are in for a double treat this festive weekend at two hospitality addresses in Sakchi, where Yashwee International and Hotel Dayal International will both start their respective food fests on April 13.

While Yashwee will rustle up a three-day platter of everything Bengali, Dayal will offer an extended celebration of Chinese cuisine right up to April 30.

For Bengalis looking to gorge on delicacies from grandmother’s kitchen without slaving in front of the hot stove like her, Yashwee is the place to head for this Nabo Borsho weekend.

From bhapa bhetki to chingri malai, from Banglar aloo posto, to potoler dorma, mochar chop, aloo diye murgir chop, from crab curries to ilish paturi and doi maach, from enchor to mangsho, the festival will offer everything that tickles traditional taste buds of the famed Bengali khadyo-roshik (gourmand).

“Bengalis are passionate about their cuisine. Preparing Bengali dishes is a labour of love, literally. It takes hard labour to prepare a dish and leisure to enjoy the taste! We want to offer them the taste and the leisure without the labour,” said Saumen Bakshi, general manager of Yashwee International.

The taste tag has been kept between Rs 110 to Rs 175.

Hotel Dayal International, which is celebrating the flavours of Baisakhi with “Zong Zi”, the Chinese food festival, has gone to the dragon kingdom in culinary spirit even where the name is concerned.

Zongzi is a traditional Chinese dumpling relished during the dragon boat festival. It is made of sticky rice and different fillings, wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves.

The food fest offers a huge spread of baby corn mushroom, broccoli and mushroom, Beijing style.

For those who ask what’s in a name, there are tiger prawns in Peking style.

There are also crispy fried crab claws, jumbo prawns in hot basil sauce, dragon-fried chicken, tofu, pak choi, shitake mushroom, fried chicken in almond and pot-sliced lamb.

“Jamshedpur loves eating out and Chinese is one of its all-time favourites. When Baisakhi is all about celebrating good food and great times spent in the company of family and friends, we thought, why not go for the whole Chinese platter? I am sure foodies will love it,” Sony Joseph, Hotel Dayal International general manager said, inviting everyone to drop in at Zaaffran, the hotel’s multi-cuisine family restaurant.