Shondesh
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Shondesh is a sweetmeat made from sugar and dairy. There are different varieties of it throughout Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

 and West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

. The sweet pancake-like snack is eaten in Bangladesh and West Bengal (where it is called malpua
Malpua
Malapua or amalu is an Indian pancake served as a dessert or a snack. It's an Oriya dessert which is also served to Jagannath in his Sakala Dhupa...

). It is important to note that what those in West Bengal refer as "shondesh" is a type of halwa in Bangladesh. Shondesh (Sandesh) also means "message" in Bangla (Hindi).
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