Comments on Traveller's Tales: The Rosogolla Revisited

My claim about the tradition of rasgullas being pr...

2008-07-20T12:03:00.000+05:30

My claim about the tradition of rasgullas being prepared in the Jagannath temple during the Rath Jatra corroborated in a state newspaper:

http://www.orissadiary.com/Shownews.asp?id=7511

Rasgullas are a well established tradition in the Puri temple, not some newly introduced sweet from bordering Bengal (as some jingoes have claimed elsewhere).

South East Asia is a non-cow herding culture. I ha...

2008-07-06T01:42:00.000+05:30

South East Asia is a non-cow herding culture. I have heard this theory that Rasgulla was popularized through Oriya sailors called Sadhabas.

Indeed Orissa has a long history of influence in South East Asia. The Burmese pagoda architecture contain enough Oriya temple influence.

One of the biggest festivals in coastal Orissa is the Bali Jatra (Journey to Bali) where children set paper ships afloat on the Mahanadi.

I knew a Thai guy whose surname was Klinkachorn. I was told that the etymology of that surname is Kalinga Charan. (Kalinga = Orissa).

Even Indonesian President Megawati's daughter is named Orissaputri.

I am not surprised that some Oriya cuisine also took root there.

@anon: It is the current one (dated Feb 2008).

2008-03-03T07:07:00.000+05:30

@anon: It is the current one (dated Feb 2008).

Hi Shantanu! Thanks for the fascinating post on on...

2008-03-02T03:49:00.000+05:30

Hi Shantanu! Thanks for the fascinating post on one of the most loved sweets of India. You mentioned that you read the article on "Rosogolla-A sweet piece of history" in a recent in-flight magazine on Jet Airways.

Would it be possible to find out about the month of publication of the issue featuring this article?

Thanks and keep posting!

@zhu, philippines guide: Interesting. Looks like...

2008-02-26T17:51:00.000+05:30

@zhu, philippines guide: Interesting. Looks like there are some rosogolla cousins in the Far East whose history needs to be traced too! Who knows if they are long-lost siblings? :-)

another food history post...the pic reminded me of...

2008-02-26T11:32:00.000+05:30

another food history post...the pic reminded me of a similar sweet here in the philippines

It's funny, when I saw the picture it reminded me ...

2008-02-24T09:43:00.000+05:30

It's funny, when I saw the picture it reminded me of a Chinese sweet!

@smita: Hmmm...I don't have a great track record ...

2008-02-23T14:04:00.000+05:30

@smita: Hmmm...I don't have a great track record of responding to tags, I must point out. :-)

You have been tagged!You need to write 7 random th...

2008-02-22T22:01:00.000+05:30

You have been tagged!

You need to write 7 random things about yourself and tag 7 or more people to do the same. :))

You may need to leave comment in their blogs so they know.:)

@bint battuta: Yeah, KC Das at Bangalore is quite ...

2008-02-22T20:43:00.000+05:30

@bint battuta: Yeah, KC Das at Bangalore is quite an institution too. They moved to Bangalore during 1972 when the W.Bengal govt. banned milk-based sweets during a time when there was a milk shortage!

@smita: Heh! :-)

@kate/kajal: I find the history of our food fascinating too.

Looks like the rosogulla has had quite a journey !...

2008-02-22T03:20:00.000+05:30

Looks like the rosogulla has had quite a journey ! really interesting and informative post.
I now have new found respect for this sweet which i used to simply wolf down without ever wondering where, why n how it came into existence.

Usually I am sick and tired of Rosogulla jokes - o...

2008-02-21T17:29:00.000+05:30

Usually I am sick and tired of Rosogulla jokes - oh ur as sweet as one, ur cheeks are as round as one. etc etc. But I do love the sweet. Good for the stomach too :)

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2008-02-20T21:36:00.000+05:30

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Not fair! You've done it again! I'm hungry and dro...

2008-02-20T02:51:00.000+05:30

Not fair! You've done it again! I'm hungry and drooling at the thought of rosogolla, and mishti dahi too, from KC Das in Bangalore...