De Mishtanna Bhandar

About

De Mishtanna Bhandar is a 110-year-old sweet shop in a tin-roofed building at Taraganj middle bazar in Nalitabari town, Sherpur. It was founded by Shachindra De and is now run by his son Arun Chandra De (78) and Arun's sons Biplob Kumar De and Alok Kumar De. Its speciality is sweets made from pure milk of local cows. Every day 350–400 kg of milk goes into sweets that sell out the same day. Rosogolla costs Tk 20 or 25 depending on size, or Tk 280 a kg in bulk; chomchom, monda and chhanar payesh are also sold. Sweet-maker Abdul Jalil has worked here for 30 years.

Products and services

• Rosogolla

  Tk 20–25 / each

  Price depends on size

• Rosogolla (bulk)

  Tk 280 / kg

• Chomchom

• Monda

• Chhanar payesh

Prices as given by the owner; ask before you buy.

Address and hours

To learn or to work here

• Visitors welcome