Food

Sarishabari Para Sandesh

সরিষাবাড়ীর প্যারা সন্দেশ

Dense sandesh made from thick khir, Jamalpur's most famous sweet.

At a glance

Where: Jamalpur district, Mymensingh division
Where to try: Sweet shops in Sarishabari town
Best time: winter (Dec–Jan), spring (Feb–Mar), summer (Apr–May), monsoon (Jun–Jul), autumn (Aug–Sep) and late autumn (Oct–Nov)

Para sandesh from Sarishabari is made by boiling milk for hours into thick khir, then cooking it with sugar until it can be shaped into small, firm pieces. It is grainy, rich and less sweet than syrup-soaked sweets. Because it keeps well, people carry it as gifts to Dhaka and beyond. Buy it fresh at Sarishabari's sweet shops.