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Petha, a traditional Indian candy, using a giant ash gourd

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Kinguchee1 year ago

Natural candy? Between Australia and India I don’t know which is more scary 😭

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QUEEN RIYA1 year ago

yes I have eaten this...It's taste is sweet

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Aan_🍂1 year ago

They are turning gourd into good one candy at a time..

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codeit1 year ago

This used to be really good for health when they made it with sugarcane juice but now its a poison made with sugar

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M O N T E | BOOGAS1 year ago

Huge candy 😂

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Sassy1 year ago

this what pure talent looks like

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Seg1 year ago

What's this? I don't know it, who can tell me?

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Dilbag Koundal ਦਿਲਬਾਗ ਕੌਂਡਲ 🇮🇳1 year ago

Indian 🇮🇳 fav sweet

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paw puff1 year ago

I'm Indian and I just got to know this Even I never saw this before

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