Not for the faint-hearted–Mithai shop in Kolkata makes Coronavirus saundesh for sale

Traditional Indian sweets are too good a treat and more than half of the country’s population seems to share their love for mithai. And when it comes to making excellent sweets, Kolkata is one of the cities that is world-famous in the business.

A few days back, the West Bengal government, allowed the sweet shops in Kolkata to remain open for four hours daily after the apex body of sweetmeat outlets showed concern regarding milk wastage and jobless staff. About 2 lakh litres of milk procured for making sweets was thrown into drains during the lockdown in Kolkata as the sweet shops remained shut. Consequently, the shops were granted permits to remain open from 12 PM to 4 PM with only a few staff members, and only for packed items and take-away orders.

Crazy people
Some name their new born babies as corona and covid.... some make corona sweets 🤦🤦 pic.twitter.com/HWz4WX16Lh

— Bhattacharya P ✨ (@preetibhatta1) April 6, 2020

Now interestingly, a photo of saundesh made on the model of Coronavirus has gone viral on social media. Made in the form of COVID-19, the mithai was kept on display in a sweet shop in Kolkata for sale.
The photo was shared by a Twitter user on Monday, and is creating ripples on the internet. The picture of this ‘novel’ saundesh does not look so mouth-watering, though it seems to have been crafted with a lot of effort. We wonder how many takers it will find in Kolkata, eh.