What it tastes like
Grainy and dense, with deep caramelised milk and a dusting of sugar.
Tru Mishra's · India
Dharwad Pedha
Karnataka’s Dharwad pedha, the GI-tagged milk sweet, slow-cooked over a wood fire until it turns caramel brown.
Available in India
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- Type
- Mithai · 250 g
- Origin
- India
- Rarity
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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 Familiar twist: easy to find, unusual flavour
- 2 Specialty: good grocers and online
- 3 Uncommon: mostly from the maker or specialty shops
- 4 Rare: small-batch, regional or few stockists
- 5 Very rare: tiny batches, foraged or one of a kind
Why it’s rare
Dharwad pedha has a Geographical Indication: it’s defined by its home town and the way milk is cooked down for hours until it browns.
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