Indian Desserts in Varanasi (and a Cow Stampede)

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Indian desserts are very famous in Varanasi. Take a look at this article about Indian sweets - Now I'm not the biggest sweets fan, in fact, most of the time I'd prefer to fill up on extra rice and curry then save room for dessert. But since Varanasi is a city that's gained a reputation for its high quality of rich Indian desserts, I decided I better have a sample before leaving. After sampling the Varanasi Indian desserts I definitely wanted to head straight to the Kash Chaat Bhandar to get something salty in my mouth There are many Indian desserts vendors throughout Varanasi, but right around the Main Ghat within the narrow lanes, you'll find plenty of suitable options. The sweets are very recognizable as they are always housed in clean and bright cabinets that nearly look like shrines themselves. Having no clue what to order, I simply stopped by and asked the vendor to choose me a mixed box. He pulled out a box and after a moment of thinking he filled it with six of his favorites. My box of Indian desserts included laddu, kalakand, lal peda, sandesh, and peda, all of these being quite famous North Indian sweets. They were all similar in color and texture, and appearance from the outside. So I first began by sampling the laddu. The laddu was very nutty and a little sweet, and it really almost tasted like dry peanut butter. It was about the size of a ping pong ball and brownish in color. Next up was the lal peda, an Indian dessert that looked like a little bit of cookie dough in both appearance and texture. It was very creamy and not quite as sweet as the previous. Next was the kalakand, another fudge looking Indian sweet. The vendor said that it was very light, though I thought it was still a little rich. It was topped with cashew nuts to give it a nice fragrance and flavor. The sandesh was very similar to the other desserts. The peda was the final sweet, a very famous and popular Indian dessert to specifically eat in Varanasi. As I was eating the peda, a couple of cow came out of nowhere to nearly stampede us. It was definitely a rush as the cows came rushing through and nearly hit myself and my wife, but luckily we were spared and continued on sampling out box of sweets. As I had suspected, the Indian desserts weren't my favorite as they were so incredibly rich and sweet. However, they were good and I do think one should sample them when in Varanasi Varanasi Travel Guide: Delhi Travel Guide
Date: 2019-08-19

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Comments and reviews: 10

Sudhish Kar
yea i am agree with Sanjiban, the definition of our TILOTTAMA KOLKATA is incomplete without tea, rasgulla and sweet cards(misti doi. you have to taste all these three. And for that kati roll video i can say that every kolkatans' school life, college life, adda, festivals is specially depends on that food named ROLL. and atlast fuchka or panipuri is the most important snacks in our city because almost 75% love story begins with pani puri and coconut water(daab. Mark i am telling u seriously if u want to make a bengali girl friend u should try the pani puri. this is our shortest way to express our love to our lover. bengali girls don't refuse pani puri. ha ha ha
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Julia Manalo
oh so that's laddu. d'ya know that they made in india Guinness record breaking 500 kgs of laddu--and wow that's the cleanest food preparation i'd ever watch bout india(except that of CHEF AUDI--he's sooo organized and clean--and foods looks yummy but easy to prepare--he's amazing. laddu hath lot cashew nuts. and i guess there's jackfruit nuts. and many more other ingredients--preparation is tooo miraculous--much hands touches. and u're not on to sweets so i'll believe u bout laddu as ur choice. and those cows.
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Prema Pol Lin
Oh God, these are my loved indian sweets. I do prepare besan laddu quite every week. Wish to be there with you. Up with India. I love India, people, food. Thanks for sharing the taste, you are unique in doing this so lovely. When you eat. it seems as if you are caressing a woman, if a gardener takes care of a precious plant. lovely. Prema
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Einstein Wallah
since you were in Kolkata if you had mastered the script used by locals in Kolkata you would have recognised that this sweet shop is a Bengali shop (Bengali being the local language of Kolkata). my this guess is based on the shop name that was written at top of sweets dsiplay which is written in Bengali script
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illopos I
mark, i have watched many of your videos. i have the greatest admiration for you. i have never seen you in a bad mood in your videos. you try out and enjoy all kinds of food and I think you genuinely appreciate the people you interact with and their skills not in a patronizing way but genuinely.
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ABM- ALL ABOUT MUSIC !
Hey mike I really loved your videos. And thanks for Visiting INDIA Hope you liked it but how it will be if you post a review about your tour in INDIA. The best place you liked in INDIA or like the best food you had in INDIA. All of your experience in INDIA
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Canada and More
Do you carry medication with you for FOOD POISONING certain places you buy your food looks really scary to me. Dogs and cows roaming around. open places. people touch the food with bare hands. flies. just a concern. love to know your feed back.
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neppy503
Mark, Do you use guides in places like Varanasi, or any cities that you visit to find the best places to see. I am thinking of taking a year off and going to shoot pictures in SE Asia and India. I really enjoy your videos, great efforts Thanks
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TameTusker Silly
Lal peda would translate as Red Peda. kaju is cashew. pista is pistachio and pedas are very very easy to make. just dilute some condensed milk/evaporated milk heat and mix in some milk powder. yummssss: ): ): )
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poorni dixit
Indians can help anyone. and also compare to north east countries China Korea japan Thailand Singapore etc. Indians can speak English very well. even a uneducated person in India can manage to speak English.
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