Desi Twitter takes food very, very seriously. They love trying out new flavour combinations provided the experimentation is within limits. For instance, when a user shared ‘Gulab Jamun ki sabzi‘ it was deemed ‘disturbing content’. And don’t even get me started on ‘Sweet Maggi‘ with milk and rose petals. But tasting (and learning about) new dishes from across the country is always welcome.
When journalist @vasudha_ET shared a photo of a sweet desi delicacy and asked everyone to guess what it was, it sparked a debate on its name and origin.
What is the name of this lovely thing that tastes like bliss. I know thr answer. Just want you to say it. 😊 pic.twitter.com/MwXErQ0gB8
— Vasudha Venugopal (@vasudha_ET) September 25, 2019
Some thought it was the Gulab Jamun while others remarked that it was the Panthua from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. But a lot of people said that it was, in fact, a Bengali dessert referred to with names like Lemcha, Lengcha, Langcha or Lyangcha.
Here are the many varied responses on the post. According to Vasudha, the right answer is Lemcha.
https://twitter.com/hi_madrista/status/1176904224577187842
Its called Kala Jamun in hindi. Roughly translates to "thousands of loose calories" @sidin
— bluefinch (@blu3f1nch) September 25, 2019
https://twitter.com/Nikzeal/status/1176901053435895808
My favorite😍💕 gulab jamun
— Abhay BHARTIP (@abhay123ANA) September 25, 2019
Lyangcha.. made in Shaktigarh near Burdwan
— Ricky Jana (@rickyjana) September 25, 2019
It's from shakti garh in Bengal, it is called langcha
— udit sureka 🇮🇳 (@uditsureka1) September 25, 2019
A lot of netizens even coined new names for the dish like – death by sugar, sausages in sweet syrup and thousands of loose calories!
https://twitter.com/gaurav_libra/status/1177054636244516864
Sausages in sweet syrup.?
— || Koki || (@kokeesachdeva) September 26, 2019
Death by Sugar 😍
— SuperKid (@illusionatorr) September 25, 2019
Have you ever been to West Bengal and tried Gulab Jamun’s cousin – the Lengcha? If you have, tell us how different they are in the comments below.