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GO DESi · India

DESi Popz with Bitz — Chilli Guava

A guava lollipop that bites back: pink guava, real fruit bits and a hit of desi mirch, like the chilli-salt guava sold off a street cart.

₹50

Available in India

Type
Candy · 10 pieces
Origin
India
Flavour
FruitySweetSpicy
Rarity
4/5
Rare: small-batch, regional or few stockists How we score

Rarity is our editors’ score for how hard something is to find in the US and how unusual it is to make: availability (supermarket, specialty shop or maker only), production (small-batch, seasonal, foraged) and how unusual the ingredient or method is.

  1. 1 Familiar twist: easy to find, unusual flavour
  2. 2 Specialty: good grocers and online
  3. 3 Uncommon: mostly from the maker or specialty shops
  4. 4 Rare: small-batch, regional or few stockists
  5. 5 Very rare: tiny batches, foraged or one of a kind

What it tastes like

Expect ripe, perfumed guava sweetness first, then a slow chilli warmth, with chewy fruit bits along the way.

Why it’s rare

It turns the Indian street-snack habit of chilli on guava into a lollipop with real guava pieces. The listing says it is handmade by women's self-help groups in rural areas.

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