The 1st thing that comes to ones mind when hearing both the words sweets and Kolkata, is Mishti Doi and Rosogolla, or atleast thats the general perception.

Well when it comes to sweets, Bengal and its capital Kolkata is a heaven for sweet tooths and sweet makers alike due to its varieties of sweets/ mishti that you get here and the likes of which has been perfected over the last 200-300 years in Bengal.

Be it an occasion to celebrate like one getting a job or passing an exam, a festival like Durga Puja or just the necessity of having a bit of sweet heaven after a sumptuous meal, sweets are an integral part of our culture and the common bengali household. One might have heard the phrase “১২ মাসে ১৩ পার্বন”, which translates to 13 events/ pujas over 12 months and none of these 13 parbons are complete without the necessary offering of Mishti and Sondesh to the deities and this has been the way for centuries now.

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Which brings me to the fact that one can literally trace the stories and history behind each sweet dish and I kid you not there are legends about how 3 confectioners adapted the cottage cheese introduced by Portuguese to Bengal, and gave birth to the legacy of the different sweets we get today across Kolkata or any part of Bengal.Studded over kolkata and other parts of bengal one will find 100-200 year old legacy sweet shops/ mishtir dokan as we bengalis prefer to say and they stand witness to the legacy, culture and history of bengal and kolkata.

Jugals is one such brand name, serving the people of Kolkata with authentic moth watering sweets for almost a hundred years now, having completed its 98 years of contribution to bengali mishti this April,2021.

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Jugal Kishore Ghosh started Jugals in the year 1923, which grew to become one of its most popular and notable sweet makers in Kolkata, and over the last 98 have sealed a place on the map for its authenticity and taste. Jugals is most notably known for its mishti doi which has been satisfying souls for almost a century now making it their star attraction.

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Sweet enthusiasts and lovers come here for not only the mishti doi but also their other delicacies like Kacha golla, Chanar Jilipi, Baked Roshogolla, Pranohara, Kora pak Sandesh, Danadar, Malai Chamcham and much more. They also make snacks like the authentic Alu Shingara, Radhaballabi, Vegetable chop, Khasta Kachori and a wide range of Channachur and fried snacks.

Having several branches across Kolkata (Rasbehari, Park Circus, Landsdown and College Street) Jugals is definitely one of the must visit sweet franchises in Kolkata, an inegral part in the legacy of bengali sweets and a reminiscence of the age old saying “bangali manei mishti”