jaggery

Produced from the sap of sugarcane, jaggery is more than just a sweetener in Parbhani; it's a symbol of community, hard work, and sustainability. Farmers carefully harvest sugarcane, skillfully extracting its juice. This juice is then simmered in large, open pans over wood-fired stoves, a practice unchanged for generations. The result is a rich, caramel-like syrup that is slowly cooled and molded into blocks of jaggery.