Sabitri Rosh Kodom Sweet

Bengalis as a nation are foodies and this saying applies more or less to all Bengalis. In addition to visiting a place, Bengalis feast on the traditional food of that region. Again there is variation in the taste of food depending on the region. Similar traditional sweets of Meherpur district are called Sabitri and Rosh Kodom Sweet. Since 1861, the reputation of two tasteless (dull) sweets named Savitri and Rasakdamba has spread throughout Bangladesh and in different countries of the world.

Vasudev Pradhan, an original resident of Meherpur during the British rule, invented the technique of making sweets by Savitri and Rasakdamba. Currently, two grandsons of Vasudev, Vikas Kumar Saha and Anant Kumar Saha, are making these delicious sweets on the ground floor of a two-storey building named Vasudev Grand Sons. This sweet making technique is inherited only in their family. A certain quantity of sweets is made every day because no one outside the family is employed despite the great demand. Made with a mixture of desi cow's milk and sugar, this unique sweet is not left after 3 pm. Savitri and Rasakdamba sweets are not available in any other district in Bangladesh.

Savitri and Rasakadamba Sweets are currently being exported to various countries around the world including USA, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Singapore and Kuwait. Since it is juiceless, the taste of this sweet will remain intact for about 1 week without any preservation and for about 1 month in the refrigerator.

Savitri and Rasakdamba Sweets are sold only at Vasudev Grand Sons store located in Meherpur. This sweet is not sold anywhere else in the country. Not much extra sweets are made every day outside of customers' advance orders, so chances of getting sweets on the day are low. So if you want to buy sweets from here, you have to order in advance.

The distance from the capital Dhaka by road to Meherpur district via Padma bridge is about 261 km. It takes 6-7 hours to reach Meherpur by bus. Various bus services to Meherpur include Chuadanga Deluxe, Purbasha, M.M. Paribahan, Darshana Deluxe, Shyamoli Paribahan, Meherpur Deluxe, JR Paribahan etc. are notable. Bus fare non AC 600-700 taka, AC 800-1300 taka. Vasudev Grand Sons Shop is the only outlet for Savitri and Rasakdamba Sweets, just 50 meters south of Mahila College Junction in Meherpur district headquarters.

Circuit House, Paur Hall, Fin Tire Residential Hotel, Kamal Residential Hotel and Mita Residential Hotel are among the overnight accommodations in Meherpur district town.

Meherpur has a variety of quality food hotels and restaurants to cater to the daily food needs. If you visit Meherpur during mango season, don't forget to taste ripe mangoes besides Savitri and Rasakdamba sweets.