Food

Kaliganj langcha

কালীগঞ্জের ল্যাংচা

Long, dark fried sweets soaked in syrup that sell out at Kaliganj shops by midday.

At a glance

Where: Jhenaidah district, Khulna division
Price: Approx. 140–200 BDT per kg
Where to try: Sweet shops in Kaliganj bazar

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Langcha is a fried, elongated sweet made from chhana and flour, cooked until dark brown and then dipped in syrup. In Kaliganj it is the sweet everyone names first, and the popular shops sell hundreds of kilograms a day. Inside it is soft and juicy, outside slightly firm. Buy early in the day.