Steve Wertz wrote:

>
> Since you got a jar, it must be granulated then. Most of it that
> exported comes in compressed disks that are pretty hard to work
> with. A few of the importers granulate and repackage it.
>
> -sw

The jar I usually buy "Golden Chef - Product of Thailand" contains an
almost solid mass that you need to scrape/chip. My guess is they fill
the jars with warm sugar and it hardens.