Hey all,
Just completed a trip to my local Indian grocer, and I now have 4 lbs of jaggery. I was totally pumped to use them in an upcoming big-ass RIS, possibly followed by SWMBO's tripel. However, post-purchase research shows that people are making an important distinction between jaggery from cane and jaggery from palm sugar. The stuff I bough lists "sugarcane juice" as the primary ingredient, so I was wondering: is this dramatically different from "real" palm sugar jaggery, or is the difference more subtle?
FWIW, it tastes very buttery and maple-y, like Mosher describes in Radical Brewing.
There's another Asian grocery down the road from me, and I plan on visiting that soon, to see if they have palm jaggery. If I can find it, I'll be sure to post my impressions when comparing them.
Have a good day!
Topher
Just completed a trip to my local Indian grocer, and I now have 4 lbs of jaggery. I was totally pumped to use them in an upcoming big-ass RIS, possibly followed by SWMBO's tripel. However, post-purchase research shows that people are making an important distinction between jaggery from cane and jaggery from palm sugar. The stuff I bough lists "sugarcane juice" as the primary ingredient, so I was wondering: is this dramatically different from "real" palm sugar jaggery, or is the difference more subtle?
FWIW, it tastes very buttery and maple-y, like Mosher describes in Radical Brewing.
There's another Asian grocery down the road from me, and I plan on visiting that soon, to see if they have palm jaggery. If I can find it, I'll be sure to post my impressions when comparing them.
Have a good day!
Topher