The making of our Baer Chocolate Bar, an ode to devotion, culture, design and chocolate.
Long ago, hidden in the forested pages of the Ramayana, lived Shabri—an ascetic, a devotee, a quiet force of faith. Her story isn’t loud or lavish. It’s subtle, like the rustle of leaves. Steady like time. And unconditional love, a power that rarely misses.
Each day, she waited for Lord Ram. Each day, she gathered baer—small, wild berries that grew near her hermitage. Not one made it into her offering without a taste. Not out of greed, but devotion. Shabri wanted to offer Ram only the sweetest. Only the best. And when he finally arrived—tired, hungry, divine—he accepted her gift with open palms and open heart.
That moment—quiet, rooted, eternal—is where our journey began.
At Saraam, we don’t just make chocolate. We tell stories. And this one? It whispered to us through time. Through taste. Through the idea that something so small—a berry—could carry so much meaning. So when the Taj Udaipur team approached us for a unique gift to represent India at the G20 Summit, we didn’t have to look far. We simply looked inward.
We asked ourselves: What story could represent India—not just in flavor, but in feeling?
The answer came from the forest.
Shabri ke Baer.
A fruit often forgotten, but never truly gone. A symbol of devotion. A reminder that greatness can be humble. And sweetness can be subtle.
We paired it with our 60% dark chocolate—deep, nuanced, not too sweet, just like the story. The result is a bar that doesn’t shout for attention. It sits with you. It melts slowly, revealing layers—of love, of heritage, of something that feels both ancient and new.
But we didn’t stop at flavor.
We knew this story deserved to be seen as much as it deserved to be tasted. So we reached out to Hiteshree from Firgunn Studio, an artist whose brush understands both silence and strength. Together, we opened the folios of the Mewar Ramayana—a manuscript where gods and mortals walked the same earth, and devotion looked a lot like art. Inspired by its miniature paintings, she created a visual tapestry that anchors our chocolate bar. Hand-traced maps of Ram’s imagined journey. Landscapes where culture and nature blend. A stamp that links baer not just to Shabri, but to India’s vast culinary memory.
This isn’t packaging. It’s a portal. It’s where a wild forest meets a global summit. It’s where an ancient story wears modern design. It’s where food becomes art, and art becomes emotion.
And so, the Baer Chocolate Bar travelled. From our studio to the G20 table. From a folktale to a foil wrap. It became a delegate in its own right—representing not just India’s flavors, but India’s stories. Quietly. Powerfully.
Because some flavors are timeless.
Some stories deserve retelling.
And some chocolates?
Well, they deserve a little reverence too.
At Saraam, we believe chocolate should make you feel. Not just sugar rushes or fleeting joy, but deep, rooted emotions. A sense of place. Of belonging. Of memory.
This bar, this story, this journey—it’s our offering.
like Shabri’s baer, it’s handpicked and given with love. our labor of love.
will you accept it?
