Balish Misti
বালিশ মিষ্টি
A big, pillow-shaped sweet soaked in syrup and topped with thick cream, Netrokona's pride.
Balish misti takes its name from its shape: a large, plump sweet that looks like a little pillow. It is made from chhana and flour, fried, soaked in syrup and finished with a layer of thick khir. The sweet was created by Gayanath Ghosh's shop in Netrokona town, and the shop is still the place most people seek out. One piece is enough for two.
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Place Birisiri and the Someshwari River
বিরিশিরি ও সোমেশ্বরী নদীA clear, sandy river flowing out of the Garo Hills, with the hills of Meghalaya on the horizon.
Place Bijoypur China-Clay Hills
বিজয়পুর সাদামাটির পাহাড়White and pink clay hills cut by mining, with startling blue-green water in the pits below.
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ডিঙ্গাপোতা হাওরA vast seasonal wetland in Mohanganj where villages become islands in the monsoon.
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রানীখং মিশনA Catholic mission church on a hilltop above the Someshwari, with wide views of the river and border hills.
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Netrokona · হাওরের মাছ ও শুঁটকিFresh haor fish in season and sun-dried shutki through the winter, cooked with plenty of chilli.
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