The Essence of Bengal’s Ethnic Sweetmeats: An Exploratory Journey through History, Tradition, and Culture

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Sugar-based Bengali ethnic sweetmeats. (a) Batasha; (b) Kadma; (c) Nakuldana: used mainly in daily basis in every Bengali household for offering purposes in regular Puja. Strong sweet taste is associated with all these products have a relatively higher shelf life if stored at air tight container.

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