We didn't set out to sell pickles. We set out to share a feeling — the taste of misty mornings, wood fires, and a grandmother's pride.
The Hills of Darjeeling
Bottled by hand
Snackyak was built on a simple belief: the best food in India is being made in places most people never look.
In the misty kitchens of Darjeeling and across the green valleys of Sikkim, women have been perfecting the art of pickling for generations. These are recipes that live in hands, not books — passed from mother to daughter across decades.
We found them. We tasted their work. And we knew immediately that the rest of India needed to know about it.
So we built a bridge. No factories. No corporate recipe. No compromise. Just a direct line from the maker's kitchen to your dining table.
Every jar you open is the livelihood of a woman who made it with her hands and her pride. When you taste it, you taste everything she put into it.
— The Snackyak PromiseWe partner with skilled women across Darjeeling and Sikkim who have spent their lives mastering the art of pickling.
Mita has been smoking chicken in her hillside kitchen for over 20 years. Her technique — slow oak smoke, whole spices, cold-pressed mustard oil — is the soul of our best-seller.
Pema forages for wild herbs in the Sikkimese hills before each batch. Her knowledge of local flora is unmatched — every jar tastes like a walk through the forest.
Sunita's family has grown timur pepper for three generations. She knows exactly when to harvest, when to roast, and how much to add to make it sing without burning you alive.
No preservatives. No artificial colours. No additives of any kind. If it doesn't belong in a home kitchen, it doesn't belong in our jars. Period.
We believe the people who create the most value should be paid the most fairly. Our makers earn significantly above market rate — because their skill is rare and their time is precious.
We will never move production to a city. The hills are not just a backdrop — they are the ingredient. The altitude, the air, the water all shape the flavour.
We deliberately limit batch size. Not to create artificial scarcity — but because quality demands it. Every jar is made to order, packed within days of your purchase.
Every product we sell has a maker behind it, a hill it came from, and a story worth knowing.