What it tastes like
Expect smoky, salty bacon against byadgi chilli heat, with roasted peanut and garlic for crunch and depth.
Nomad Food Project · India
Bacon Thecha (Red)
Maharashtra's fiery thecha, rebuilt around bacon chunks and slow-cooked in bacon fat. The brand itself calls it an acquired taste.
₹400
Available in India
- Type
- Condiment · 200 g
- Origin
- India
- Heat
- 3/5
- Rarity
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5/5
Very rare: tiny batches, foraged or one of a kind 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
A traditional Maharashtrian chilli-garlic thecha made with pork bacon and cooked in bacon fat, a format almost nobody else makes.
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