I’m addicted!
By Fleur
@Fleura (29129)
United Kingdom
March 21, 2018 9:20am CST
My partner recently went to India for work. He wanted to bring some little things home so he looked for some Indian sweets and brought a selection for me and the girls.
This is one of the things he brought. I don’t know what it would be called here; it has a texture that reminds me of halva (a middle-eastern sweet).
The packaging says ‘mango’ and it does taste of mango but there is no mango listed in the ingredients, only mango flavouring. It’s mainly sugar with some oil, nuts and spices.
The girls tried it and they weren’t keen, but I was hooked! I really love it… I will have to try and persuade him to visit India again sometime soon!
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
21 Mar 18
i was surprised to see the word 'bambino' on the package. it's italian for baby or little boy, isn't it?
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
21 Mar 18
@hereandthere Yes bambino is Italian for young boy.
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@Fleura (29129)
• United Kingdom
21 Mar 18
@hereandthere I wondered about that too. Is it the brand name?
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
21 Mar 18
If you are talking about the sweet as shown in the picture then it is called Soan Papri. It is made of flour out of split chicken pea, sugar and lot of butter fat (Ghee). The texture is hairy type and tastes very great! This sweet is available all over India, though in Central and Northern parts in is more popular! This is a sweet with Mango flavor. Without any flavor also it tastes great! Thanks @Fleura !
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
21 Mar 18
@Fleura , Good to know that ...it is Soan Papdi....there is a lot of labor involved in that...the flour mixed with the sugar and ghee is stretched once and made into two strands and again stretched to make it four and folded back and stretched...this is continued till the complete thing becomes fibrous and changes its texture. If you eat this sweet by biting against the direction of the fibers ! It gives an excellent feeling and taste! Thanks!
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@Lignitecityabishek96 (7110)
• Cuddalore, India
21 Mar 18
The image that you have posted is not called as halwa. It's actually called as soan pappadi.
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@Fleura (29129)
• United Kingdom
22 Mar 18
@Lignitecityabishek96 The halwa/halva I've had is not like jam at all, it's a firm and very dense but crumbly texture and it's made from sesame seeds. I love that too!
@Lignitecityabishek96 (7110)
• Cuddalore, India
21 Mar 18
@Fleura Oh okay.
Halwa resembles like jam. Thirunelveli is famous for halwa.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
21 Mar 18
That looks delicious. I want to try one. 
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
22 Mar 18
@Fleura we do have here. I will check that one in the Indian food store here.
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
21 Mar 18
to visit India just to buy you those sweets??? yeah you are now a certified addicted to that snacks.
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
21 Mar 18
@Fleura aww too bad, then you only have to find an indian shop nearby
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@thislittlepennyearns (58134)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
21 Mar 18
Order it online.
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@kavinitu (5535)
• India
23 Mar 18
@Fleura Mine is the one with Chocolate and Orange flavor, you will get varieties of them over here in India. If ever your husband visits back to India tell him to buy "Soan Papadi" made by Haldiram's. Soan Papadi is the actual name for this sweet here in India. Now Haldiram's are one of the famous sweet makers from Nagpur India whose sweets are of the best tastes you will get in the entire Country. I saw it even being sold on Amazon India, hopefully it might be even sold in the UK
@jnesperos (269)
• Davao, Philippines
22 Mar 18
That looks amazing. because of that. I;m now cravinnnggggg huhuhu
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@neha211985 (780)
• India
22 Mar 18
It is known as son papdi. In India you can find it in 20 different flavors, but I like its original taste. Whenever you come to India try kaju katli also, Its really tasty.
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
22 Mar 18
Looks like mango soan papdi to me. Does it melt in your mouth without having to bite it? (lol)
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@Swayamsiddha (4358)
• New Delhi, India
22 Mar 18
This sweet is called sown pampudhi
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