What is jaggery?
Jaggery is a dark, course, unrefined sugar, sometimes referred to as “palm sugar:” It can be made either from the sap of various palm trees or from sugar-cane juice. It is primarily used in India, where many categorize sugar made from sugar-cane as jaggery and that processed from palm trees as “gur”. It comes in several forms, the two most popular being, a soft, honey-butter texture and a solid cake-like form. The solid version, when crushed, is used to sprinkle on cereals etc., while the softer version is used to as a spread. Jaggery has a sweet, wine-like fragrance and flavor that lends distinction to whatever food it embellishes. It can be purchased in East Indian markets.
