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{{Short description|Type of Brinjal variety from Maharashtra, India}}
{{Infobox geographical indication
| name = Jalgaon Bharit Brinjal (जळगाव भरीत वांगी)
| image = Jalgaon Bharit Brinjals Light Green Variety Maharashtra India.jpg
| alt = Jalgaon Bharit Brinjals Light Green Variety from Adgaon located in Jalgaon
| caption = Jalgaon Bharit Brinjals Light Green Variety from Adgaon located in Jalgaon
| alternative names = Bharit Vangi
| description =Jalgaon Bharit Brinjal is a brinjal variety cultivated in [[Maharashtra]]
| type =Brinjal
| area = Jalgaon district
| country = [[India]]
| registered = 3 June 2016
| material =
| official website ={{URL|https://search.ipindia.gov.in/GirPublic/Application/Details/501|ipindia.gov.in}}}}

'''Jalgaon Bharit Brinjal''' is a variety of [[brinjal]] grown in the [[State of India|Indian state]] of [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Seven agriculture products get GI tag |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/seven-agriculture-products-get-gi-tag/articleshow/52579129.cms |access-date=30 November 2024 |work=The Times of India |date=4 June 2016}}</ref> It is a common and widely cultivated crop in areas like [[Asoda]], Bamnod, Mamurabad, Bhadli, Bhalod and [[Bhusawal|Bhusaval]] of [[Jalgaon district]] located in the [[Khandesh]] region of North Maharashtra.<ref name=":0"/>

Under its [[Geographical Indications in India|Geographical Indication]] tag, it is referred to as "Jalgaon Bharit Brinjal".<ref>{{cite web |title=Figure 45 - uploaded by Paul Mansingh Jeyabalasingh |url=https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Jalgaon-Bharit-Brinjal_fig18_380911212 |website=ResearchGate GmbH |access-date=30 November 2024}}</ref>

==Name==
Jalgaon Bharit Brinjal is a prized vegetable crop in Jalgaon and so named after it. The word "[[Baingan bharta|Bharit]]" refers to a traditional spicy dish, specifically "Khandeshi Bharit", which is made using Jalgaon Brinjal.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bharit, brinjal and voting: Jalgaon collector's new recipe to woo voters |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/jalgaon-district-collector-culinary-route-woo-voters-women-9300940/ |access-date=30 November 2024 |work=The Indian Express |date=1 May 2024 |language=en}}</ref> The word "Bharit" means mashing or mincing grilled Brinjal with [[tomato]], [[onion]], herbs and [[Spice|spices]] in the local state language of [[Marathi language|Marathi]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Jalgaon's Famous 'Vangyache Bharit' Inspires Voting Awareness Campaign |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/jalgaons-famous-vangyache-bharit-inspires-voting-awareness-campaign |access-date=30 November 2024 |work=Free Press Journal |language=en}}</ref>

===Local name===
It is locally known as Bharit Vangi (भरीत वांगी).<ref>{{cite news |title=रस'भरीत' वांग्यांना मागणी |url=https://marathi.indiatimes.com/maharashtra/jalgaon-news/vanga-bharit-in-demand/articleshow/27096373.cms |access-date=30 November 2024 |work=Maharashtra Times |language=mr}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=जळगावची वांगी नाशिकमध्ये खाताय भाव, दर वाढले तरीही पसंती |url=https://www.lokmat.com/agriculture/market-yard/latest-news-jalgaon-brinjal-are-preferred-by-nashik-citizenz-a-a993/#google_vignette |access-date=30 November 2024 |work=Lokmat |date=10 January 2024 |language=mr}}</ref>

==Description==
List of characteristics and facts about Jalgaon Bharit Brinjal:<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Jalgaon Bharit Brinjal |url=https://ipindia.gov.in/writereaddata/Portal/IPOJournal/1_311_1/Journal_80.pdf |website=Intellectual Property India |access-date=30 November 2024}}</ref>

===Characteristics===

* This variety is large in size with soft skin, weighing between 500g to 2500g, and has a less number of seeds inside the pulp. The shape is long, oval, and slender, with distinct coloration of pale green with white stripes.

===Cultivation===

* The presence of fertile, rich, medium black soil and a favorable climate support cultivation. This traditional variety has been preserved and maintained by farmers for over five centuries.

===Uses===

* Specifically used for making traditional spicy dish 'Khandeshi Bharit'

==Photo Gallery==
Actual photos from a Jalgaon Bharit Brinjal farmer from Adgaon.
<gallery>
File:Jalgaon Bharit brinjal arranged after harvest; a local eggplant cultivar from Jalgaon district, Maharashtra.png|Jalgaon Bharit brinjal arranged after harvest; a local eggplant cultivar from Jalgaon district, Maharashtra
File:Jalgaon banana-leaf meal with puris, papads, and Jalgaon Bharit.jpg|Jalgaon-style meal on a banana leaf with papads, puris, Jalgaon Bharit—a smoky mashed brinjal dish—served with onions, cucumber, and lemon
File:Jalgaon Bharit with Batti Jalgaon Cuisine.jpg|Batti (baked wheat balls), served whole and in crushed form, with Jalgaon Bharit—a smoky, spicy mashed brinjal dish—traditionally accompanied by green chillies and lemon
File:Jalgaon Bharit Brinjal 2024-12-25 at 10.09.40 PM.jpg|Close-up of Jalgaon Bharit Brinjal from Amalner Tehsil of Jalgaon
</gallery>

==Geographical indication==
It was awarded the [[List of geographical indications in India|Geographical Indication]] (GI) status tag from the [[Geographical Indication Registry (India)|Geographical Indications Registry]], under the [[Government of India|Union Government of India]], on 3 June 2016 and is valid until 29 September 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jalgaon Bharit Brinjal |url=https://search.ipindia.gov.in/GIRPublic/Application/Details/501 |website=Intellectual Property India |access-date=29 November 2024}}</ref>

Navnirmiti Shetkari Mandal from Asoda, proposed the GI registration of Jalgaon Bharit Brinjal. After filing the application in September 2014, the Brinjal was granted the GI tag in 2016 by the Geographical Indication Registry in [[Chennai]], making the name "Jalgaon Bharit Brinjal" exclusive to the Brinjal grown in the region. It thus became the first brinjal variety from Maharashtra and the 23rd type of goods from Maharashtra to earn the GI tag.<ref>{{cite web |title=Geographical indications of vegetables in india |url=https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IndHort/article/download/105392/41266/272934 |website=Indian Council of Agricultural Research |access-date=30 November 2024}}</ref>

The GI tag protects the brinjal from illegal selling and marketing, and gives it legal protection and a unique identity.

==See also==
* [[Agsechi Vayingim (Agassaim Brinjal)]]
* [[Vellore Spiny brinjal]]
* [[Nayagarh Kanteimundi brinjal]]
* [[Jalgaon banana]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Eggplants]]
[[Category:Indian cuisine]]
[[Category:Maharashtrian cuisine]]
[[Category:GI Tagged Brinjal varieties of India]]
[[Category:Economy of Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Agriculture in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Jalgaon district]]
[[Category:Geographical indications in Maharashtra]]

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