Sweets Too Sweet
By Kewkumber
@Ladypeace (2028)
Singapore
February 12, 2016 9:21pm CST
My brother received a box of Indian sweets from his colleague who had returned from India. He let us try it, and boy must I say that they are way TOO sweet!
In all gratitude and appreciation, we were happy to receive this gift. But the sweets were sweeter than having sugar smudged straight on our tongues.
I mean absolutely no offense. But we can't seem to handle the sweetness too well. It felt like milk, ghee and a tablespoon of sugar in each bite.
We've came to the conclusion that Indian sweets are a one up on chocolate bars, ice cream or sodas.
Photo: The box of sweets
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18 responses
@Shiva49 (26685)
• Singapore
14 Feb 16
@Ladypeace I feel my people understand moderation too as we are prone to diabetes - siva
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
14 Feb 16
I feel better knowing that some Indians actually do find these sweets too sweet. Mmm, your wife's lesser sugar and ghee version sure sounds amazing. That's what I felt the sweets needed.
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
13 Feb 16
Yeah they were, it was like having x2 the sweetness of hershey's cookies and cream chocolate bars in one bite, minus the cookie taste and replace it with ghee.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
15 Feb 16
I think you need a cup of black tea with every bite.
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@cacay1 (83505)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
15 Feb 16
@Ladypeace , Nice, we have to take good care of ourselves.
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
14 Feb 16
Yeah, I try to do just that whenever I eat overly sweet stuff.
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@shshiju (10342)
• Cochin, India
13 Feb 16
It is sad that if you put in in the bin. In India each place is different in its foods and tastes. I don;t know from where your brother colleague return from India. In some places they like more sweetness in sweet. Ladu, Jilebi, Peda, Burfi, Halwa are some of the Indian sweets. I can identify Ladu from your image.
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
13 Feb 16
We didn't put it in the bin, we tried our best to finish them over a span of three weeks. Yeah, a large country like India would have many places with their distinctive sweets. I checked up the names you've provided and they are accurate. In my opinion, the brown sweets suited my tastes better.
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@monalica (113)
• New Delhi, India
14 Feb 16
yes, you are thinking right ,the INDIAN sweets have so much sugar ,namely panjiri,jalebi ,rasmalai, rasgulla,famous all over the world .i am indian so i like all these very much, they are so tasty you eat and you will feel the mouth is full of sugar.
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@monalica (113)
• New Delhi, India
15 Feb 16
@Ladypeace yes, it is 1oopercent true.
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
14 Feb 16
LOL, there we go! I know that most Indians love their sweets really sweet. I feel that Indian sweets have a nice aroma but I'm shot down by their sweetness.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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13 Feb 16
I have a sweet tooth, but maybe they could be too sweet though. Sorry they you did find them too sweet.
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
13 Feb 16
Yeah, it's a shame I found them too sweet. Maybe others would appreciate them better.
@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
13 Feb 16
The box of sweets looks colorful, bummer they were too sweet though. 
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
13 Feb 16
They tasted like uncooked short bread with highly concentrated condensed milk, ghee and sugar.
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@LeaPea2417 (37355)
• Toccoa, Georgia
13 Feb 16
I have a big sweet tooth. I bet if I tried one of those treats, I would like it.
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
14 Feb 16
I've no doubt many others would enjoy these sweets, otherwise they wouldn't be so popular.
@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
14 Feb 16
Sweets are different everywhere you go. I've never tasted them from India maybe some day.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
13 Feb 16
I like my sweets, but yes, there are some treats that are just too sweet.
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
14 Feb 16
I love sweets too, but this time I surrendered.
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@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
14 Feb 16
There are Japanese sweets that are very small, about two centimeters or less, and you are supposed to eat one with tiny bites in between sips of very bitter matcha, green tea.
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
14 Feb 16
I'll try that in future with overly sweet desserts I've got. Japanese desserts are sophisticated and delicious. I love them.
@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
• Philippines
13 Feb 16
The sweets are living up to their name and even leveling up 
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@allknowing (136541)
• India
13 Feb 16
You are supposed to eat just one and that too after your food as a dessert (lol)
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
13 Feb 16
I know it's just that it's too much sweetness to even take a full bite. Indians do have a knack for eating sweets.
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@Marilynda1225 (82789)
• United States
13 Feb 16
I like swets but this sounds even too sweet for me
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
13 Feb 16
Being too sweet really does faze people. I love sweets too just that I couldn't handle those.
@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
13 Feb 16
The coffee one is a good idea. I too enjoy sweets that have a balanced tartness such as lemon cheese cakes.
@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
13 Feb 16
Me neither. Yes, I prefer those as well.
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