i’ve had fresh sugar cane juice before, but never the cane itself. it is usually grown in tropical climates, but this week the family i work for at the silver lake farmers’ market brought their first green sugar cane of the season down from fresno, so i decided to take one for a spin.
similar in appearance to bamboo, the cane has a thick outer skin that must be cut away with a sharp knife before enjoying the juicy center. the inside can be chewed on as is or cut into a pieces to pass around. pop it in your mouth and chew to release the lightly sweet juices tucked inside, but be sure to spit out the fiber when you’re done – it’s not edible.
it’s amazing at how subtle the sweetness is compared to sugar as we know it, which highlights the sobering reality that it takes a great deal of the sugar cane to make a surprisingly small amount of sugar – something we can easily take for granted.
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that is really awesome that you found that at a farmer’s market. i bet it’s delicious to snack on.
I loooove sugar cane! I first tried it in Jamaica and was amazed.