Dharwad Pedha

North Karnataka's GI-tagged milk sweet, invented in Dharwad city — milk is reduced for hours in an open-mouthed vessel, stirred constantly as it darkens and caramelises to a deep mocha-brown, developing an intensely toasty, slightly bitter depth no other pedha achieves. Denser, darker, and more flavourful than any other Indian pedha; the original shop on Dharwad's Station Road has been making them in the same pot since 1885.