The date is the fruit of the date palm. It is a berry of golden yellow colour or reddish-brown when ripe. Its meat is soft, aromatic and sweet, with a stone inside it of elongate shape and with a longitudinal furrow.
Dudheswar rice is very favourite in Bengali families for its low cooking time and for its milky white colour. It is a year old rice and best quality rice. It is slim and short in size and soft in texture.