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Kolhapur Jaggery Makers

Kolhapur, Maharashtra

Small jaggery units in the market town of Kolhapur, slow-boiling cane juice down in open pans the traditional way rather than using the faster vacuum-evaporation methods larger producers rely on.

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Tended by

Prakash Jadhav

Boils cane juice in the same open pan his family has always used, and refuses to switch to a faster vacuum evaporator.

The faster machine makes faster jaggery. It doesn't make better jaggery.

Our sourcing philosophy

Open-pan, slow-boiled — it takes longer, but the mineral depth doesn't come through any other way.

What they supply