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Type of Desi daru
Tharra
(
Hindi
: ?????,
Urdu
: ????) is a type of
Desi daru
which is locally, and often illegally, brewed
alcoholic drink
in the
Indian subcontinent
, mainly India and
Pakistan
.
[1]
It is made from yeast
fermentation
of
sugarcane
, or wheat husk, especially in
Bihar
,
Uttar Pradesh
,
Punjab
and
Haryana
. Since it is usually made from sugarcane, it is often viewed as a crude
rum
.
[2]
Preparation
[
edit
]
Due to the
pungent
smell of the
distilling
process,
Tharra
is often prepared in remote fields, away from human settlements. It recycles some of the waste products of the agricultural economy of the region.
Health concerns
[
edit
]
According to a study done in Pakistan, homemade liquor
Tharra
contain many impurities and is often injurious to health.
[3]
Local economy
[
edit
]
It is often consumed by poor or landless tillers, typically distilled with the connivance of officials and police officers, generating large profits.
See also
[
edit
]
References
[
edit
]
- ^
Use of ‘tharra’ rises alarmingly
, Intikhab Ali, 15 September 2005, Daily Times (Pakistan),
... The number of teenagers in the city drinking locally made liquor called tharra is fast increasing ... also known in the market as kuppi, bambaat, katchi shraab and kutta maar. This liquor is life-threatening and its worst side-effects include loss of eyesight and destroyed liver ...
- ^
Alan J. Buglass (13 January 2011).
"Distilled Spirits"
.
Handbook of Alcoholic Beverages: Technical, Analytical and Nutritional Aspects
. John Wiley & Sons. p. 558.
ISBN
978-0-470-97665-4
.
... Indian rum ranges from the rough and pungent tharra to sophisticated, aged dark beverages such as Old Monk ...
- ^
Imran, Uzma; Chandio, Awais; Soomro, Jamil; Kumar, Haresh; Brohi, Rafi-U-Zaman (1 October 2017).
"Assessment of Homemade Liquor "Tharra" Quality by GC-FID and its Potential Impacts on Human Health"
.
Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology
.
36
(4): 1025?1036.
Bibcode
:
2017MURJE..36.1025I
.
doi
:
10.22581/muet1982.1704.27
.
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