836 Newark Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(210) 798-9240
www.bengalisweet.com
After our foray to Paratha Junction, we were in the mood for some coffee and sweets to round off our eatin' adventures. Across the street was Bengali Sweets House, and yes, they do serve coffee and masala chai.
It appeared that most of the business here is take-out, especially since giving sweets is a very auspicious tradition among Asians. The dining area was not as presentable as Paratha's, and on the whole, it felt a bit tired.
We picked a few things and ordered two masala chai. The tea came out piping hot, and it was creamy and nicely spiced.
Here's the little tableau of the sweets we got:
Clockwise from top: (I know I'm butchering this) multichu ladu kalku, which was a very popular sweet according to the man behind the counter; mango barfi, a milk sweet with mango creme on top; pista barfi, with pistachios. I forgot the name of the round yellow balls.
Our taste buds were not calibrated to the heightened sugar levels found with these desserts. Good thing the chai was not too sweet, so they went perfectly together. DJKung's fave were the yellow balls, which reminded me of couscous flavored with cardamom. I liked the barfi, which is a milk sweet that's very much like Philippine pastillas. The multichu was super-super-super-sweet.
