Bhagar

Description

There is some special food which is produced in high quantity in Jawhar.

One such food is, known here in Marathi as VariTandul, Bhagar orKodri. It is the seed of a grass (EchinochloaColonum) which frequently grows amongst the rice paddy as it requires damp, or even waterlogged, soil. Instead of removing it with weedkiller, farmers harvest it. When cooked, it makes a tasty and filling meal. Tandul means rice and though Vari is not a grain it provides the nourishment and energy that rice does. In the west it is called ‘Samo’ or ‘jungle rice’.