Jilipi is a well-known accompaniment in the breakfast in any average Bengali household. But muger jilipi is not something really very common.…
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Kheermohan from Somrabazar, Hoogly
by Indrajit Lahiri January 7, 2022Kheermohan is a strange sweet. Now I understand, this is a slightly awkward adjective. But when I say that this sweet is…
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Kalna- the city of Chhena and makha sandesh
by Indrajit Lahiri September 22, 2021“Are you getting lazy again? How many times do I have to remind you? What about your Sweets of Bengal series?” She…
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lassi at Barrackpore station
by Indrajit Lahiri May 26, 2021Okay, who doesn’t like Lassi? Especially, in this sultry Indian summer? And though we quite a few known and many unknown lassi…
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Janai-er manohara and a confused identity
by Indrajit Lahiri January 2, 2021“Hmmm, good that you’re working on your sweets of Bengal… like it !!!” She spoke to me or was it a dream?…
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Shaktigarh- the lyangcha town
by Indrajit Lahiri November 28, 2020Äre you getting lazy on your “Sweets Of Bengal” series”? Somebody asked me- shyly, coyly. And I was looking for a space…
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Makhan Lal Moyra- one of the oldest sweet shop
by Indrajit Lahiri August 5, 2020If someone talks about the food culture of Kolkata, or rather Bengal, sweets are something that can claim the spotlight. I personally…
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Sitabhog Mihidana- the Jai-Veeru of Burdwan
by Indrajit Lahiri July 6, 2020Sitabhog and Mihidana- now if I talk about the sweets of Bengal, this combo is bound to be discussed. Probably one of…
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It’s jilipi and not jalebi
by Indrajit Lahiri May 26, 2020“Jilipi and Jalebi are the same stuff- right?” Have you felt like someone poured hot lead in your ears and you can’t…
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Rabri gram, Hoogly
by Indrajit Lahiri January 10, 2020Imagine a small hidden village, where Rabri is prepared and sold via B2B model to multiple cities. Yes, it is the cottage…
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