While the concept of ice cream parlours has rapidly gained popularity across the country, these are the only outlets where people can enjoy chikoo delicacies at leisure-and not feel guilty. The Chikoo parlour in Maharashtra is a great example of how innovative we can be with a single nutritious fruit. All the chikoo parlours are located on the national highways, far away from the cities, which is a reason good enough to attract all the passers-by to halt and grab a bite. The first Chikoo Parlour came up in September 2016 at Bordi, with the tagline, ‘Sab Kuch Chikoo.’ The second outlet is located on NH-8, which connects Ahmedabad with Mumbai. The conventional wisdom is that this fruit cannot be cooked or preserved in any way, but this remote village has now set an example by coming up with Chikoo Parlours, healthy desserts and drinks made of chikoo offered as fast food alternatives at dedicated stores. With farmers dedicated to this fruit, women of the village making chips and pickles at home and holding chikoo festivals on the beach every year, the village finally got recognition from the Government of India in 2016, when the Dahanu-Gholvad chikoo of Palghar district received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag.īut that’s not all.
Maharashtra, chikoo has been cultivated for long.
In the beach-front scenic village of Bordi in Yes, that soft, brown and juicy fruit that’s almost as ubiquitous as the banana in Indian bazaars. As Nagpur is to oranges, Bordi is to chikoos.
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