Date Palm Jaggery
A seasonal delicacy with a distinct smoky-sweet flavor, harvested from date palm sap.
A long, slow-burn caramel that opens with toasted molasses and finishes with a gentle smoke from the wood-fire — never sharp, never one-note. Mineral-rich, with the faintest earth-and-jaggery scent of Sankhuwasabha’s autumn cane.
- Stir into morning chiya in place of refined sugar.
- Fold into sel roti, kheer, or halwa for traditional depth.
- Drizzle over yogurt, oats, or warm milk before bed.
- Eat a small piece after meals — Ayurveda’s digestive ritual.
Sourced from Sankhuwasabha, Koshi Province, Nepal. Cane is harvested at first light, pressed within hours, and reduced over open wood-fire in iron kadhais — the same method used in our village for seven generations. Hand-poured into wooden moulds, rested overnight, then sealed in compostable kraft paper.
Ingredients: 100% pure date palm sap.
6 months when stored in a cool, dry place. Keep away from direct sunlight and humidity. A small amount of natural crystallisation over time is a sign of purity, not spoilage.
Questions, answered.
- Is Date Palm Jaggery chemical-free?
- Yes. Date Palm Jaggery is made only from slow-cooked sugarcane juice — no bleach, no sulphur, no anti-caking agents and no artificial colour. Ingredients: 100% pure date palm sap.
- Where is Date Palm Jaggery made?
- It is wood-fired by our farming cooperative in Sankhuwasabha, Koshi Province, Nepal, using methods unchanged for seven generations.
- How should I store it and how long does it keep?
- 6 months when stored in a cool, dry place. Keep it away from direct sunlight and humidity — a little natural crystallisation over time is a sign of purity, not spoilage.
- How is jaggery different from refined white sugar?
- Unlike refined sugar, our unrefined jaggery retains the iron, magnesium and potassium naturally present in sugarcane, and carries a deep caramel flavour refined sugar can't match.
- Do you deliver across Nepal?
- Yes — we ship pan-Nepal, packed in compostable kraft paper, direct from our Sankhuwasabha cooperative.
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The hands behind Date Palm Jaggery.
Read the recipe, the harvest notes, and the people who pour every batch by hand in our Sankhuwasabha cooperative.
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