What are 501 Ganesh Beedies made of?
Our beedies consist of two ingredients, (i) tendu leaves and (ii) tobacco. TENDU LEAVES A beedi consists of tobacco which is rolled in a tendu leaf (Diospyros Exsculpta). Tendu leaves grow wild in the forests of central India. They are collected during the months of April-May every year. These leaves have the special quality of being completely odourless and tasteless when smoked. There is also no known harmful effects from the use of this leaf. This leaf is sun dried. No preservative or chemicals are added to it at any stage. The quality of the leaf depends upon the rain fall and sun shine for a particular year in the forests. We use the best quality leaves in our beedies. The tendu leaf is soaked in water, cut in the required shape and hand rolled together with tobacco to produce a beedi. The beedies are dried in chambers warmed by charcoal fire and then wrapped and labeled which helps preserve the freshness and flavour for a longer duration. TOBACCO The tobacco leaf is harvested whe
