Ah! Sweetness!
MONIVA Sadhu
Hooghly, West Bengal
If Bengal’s famous sweets you seek,
Listen closely, as I speak.
As your mouth waters, don’t you fret,
Hold your patience—no regrets yet!
For syrupy rosogolla soft and divine,
Bagbazar in Kolkata is where to dine.
Want Sitabhog with Mihidana’s grace?
Bardhaman’s the ultimate place.
Colorful Darvesh you’ll also find,
In Bardhaman shops of the finest kind.
Katwa’s soft jilipi, so tender and sweet,
Melts in your mouth—a heavenly treat.
In Siuri, Birbhum, fruit preserves call,
Their endless variety will dazzle all.
Shaktigarh's long, luscious Langcha, they say,
Will make you dance your worries away!
For Roskadom and Kansatar’s delight,
Malda is the spot to ignite.
Rampurhat’s rasmalai and Joynagar’s moa,
Krishnanagar’s sorbhaja—what a show-a!
Tempting sorpuriya, red doi from Nabadwip,
Ranaghat’s pantua—on a sugary trip!
This is Bengal, where sweets unite,
But wait, the list doesn’t end tonight.
Bankura’s pyara, Jonai’s Monohora,
Each bite a moment of euphoria.
Baharampur’s chanabora—eyes open wide,
A sweet so rich, no place to hide!
Back from travels, foreign and near,
Welcome to Sandesh-land, my dear.
Chandannagar’s Jolbhora soaks the soul,
Or Guptipara’s Gupo fills the bowl.
Mecha Sandesh of Bankura’s lore,
Soft, bright bonde you’ll adore.
White bonde calls from Kamarpukur,
A sweet journey you can’t ignore.
Cooch Behar’s laddus, grand and round,
With sweetness, the air is crowned.
Motichur of Bishnupur steals the scene,
Kastar laddus from Kashipur—pure and serene.
Spiral jilipi at fairs you’ll meet,
But Muger jilipi makes Keshpur sweet.
Morning or night, let the feasting be,
Debra’s jilipi waits for thee!
From Siliguri’s Fulbari, take a bite,
Of Lalmohan that brings sheer delight.
In Duars, amidst the jungle’s spell,
Belakoba’s chomchom—oh, how well!
Digha’s cashew barfi by the shore,
And Kshirpai’s Babrosa leave you wanting more.
Still not full? Take a stroll,
Sweet shops call—fulfill your soul!