Kolkata Desserts for a Wedding: A Sweet Symphony of Flavors

 Being a city of exquisite taste, Kolkata is flooded with some of the most delicious dessert items which can really add the sweetness of the dessert to any marriage ceremony. As tradition desserts of Bengal, these too enhance the taste buds and also bring cultural flavor to the celebration. 

 **Rasgulla:** 

 Bengali wedding is incomplete without the mention of rasgulla which is a native sweet of kolkata. Dissolved chenna (Indian cottage cheese) soft spongy balls dipped in sugar syrup are a must. They do not take much, have a delicate taste, thus, the guests like them and they represent a sweet of young couple’s newlywed life. 

 **Sandesh:** 

 Another must-have Bengali sweet is Sandesh which is available with the centre filled with different things such as Rabri, coconut milk and many more. Using fresh chenna and sometimes flavored with cardamom or saffron same as in rasgulla sandesh can be artistically molded and instituted according to the theme of the wedding. The ‘Nolen Gur’ sandesh sweet prepared with date palm jaggery is much liked during the winters. 

 **Mishti Doi:** 

 It is in fact a ragi gruel which has the additional taste of a creamy, sweetened yogurt known as mishti doi, which always gives the sweet end to a grand meal. This is due to a reason that it has a rich caramelized flavour with a smooth texture accepted and taken by all ages. Served in earthenware pots that have been used in the olden days, it gastronomically enhances the wedding banquet. 

 **Rasmalai:** 

 Rasmalai is made from soft paneer discs immersed in a rich pouring cream added with cardamom and saffron. Accompanied by crushed pistachios and almonds, such a dessert is esthetically attractive and has a delightful taste. 

 **Chomchom:** 

 Chom chom, yet another delicacy from the eastern part of India, is colorful and is typically filled with khoya or coconut. Because of its texture and flavor, it surely is a special item on the wedding sweets table. 

 **Patishapta:** 

 For more formal dining, patishapta, a rather literal translation of which is ‘twice fried Bengali crepe,’ filled with coconut and jaggery would be ideal. The uniqueness of the rustic flavor of the wedding gives the couple a feeling of comfort, and they feel ‘at home’ during the wedding. 

 Thus, one can loudly proclaim that the sweet gems of Kolkata can create a perfect harmony of tastes to make any wedding magnificent. Te traditonal sweets not only cater to the sweet tooth of the guests but also the cultural and nerve palate of the celebration to make the event quite memorable.