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Chaku

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Chaku is a traditional Newar sweet of the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal, made by cooking concentrated sugarcane juice with jaggery, ghee and nuts until it solidifies, then pulling it on a hook like taffy before cutting it into rolls or diamond shaped pieces. Beyond being eaten on its own, it is used as a filling for the Nepalese pastry yomari, and it is traditionally served with ghee and yams during the winter festival of Maghe Sankranti.

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Dessert 1
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Contains Dairy or Egg 1
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1. Chaku (Newari cuisine) (Wikipedia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaku_(Newari_cuisine) (dietary-suitability)
Quote, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaku_(Newari_cuisine) (dietary-suitability)
It is made from concentrated sugarcane juice, jaggery, ghee, and nuts.
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