sweet story of Bengali Sweets

In kolkata you will find a sweet shop in every lane.there are several sweet shops known for there special sweets like Bhim nag for sandesh like Paritripti,Ashubhog,Victoria,Jalbhora etc.Girishchandra Dey And Nakul Nandy for sandesh like Kadapak,Babu sandesh,Dilkhus etc.Sen Mahasay for Chitrakut,Matrubhog,Khirmohan,etc.Putiram for Rajbhog,K.C.Das and Navindas for rassogolla.Dwarik for Rasgolap,cake sandesh,Kesharbhog,Jaljog for Payodhi,Banchharam for Aabar khabo,Balram mullick for Dilkhus,chitrakut.Nepal Chandra for Sonpapdi and Chittranjan for Rajbhog.

Interestingly milk (chhena) made sweets were baned for sale in 1965,due to milk policy of government.sweet loving people were turned to other type of sweets.baned was lifted in 1967.

A Adda to discuss variety of sweets was also formed namely JALEBI CLUB.Intellectuals were regular members of this Jalebi club literature with history of sweets were subjects to discuss in this sweet Adda.
sweets from different shops were brought to taste first and then to discuss about it. Those days NALEN GUDER SANDESH ARE MOST FAVORITE IN WINTER.