Sweeter than Candy
Other natural foods are much sweeter than processed sugar. Whether sugar is in the form of honey, sugar cane, beets or refined sugar it is a universal and versatile ingredient. African sweets will surely satisfy anyone’s sweet tooth. You will find that “sweet is sweet” no matter what continent you happen to live on. Sweet is one of the five central human tastes. Sugary desserts across the world are looked upon as a satisfying experience. Sugarcane is much sweeter than processed sugar. Native to the warm temperate to tropical regions sugarcane is a natural sweet treat. Sugarcane is cultivated for its natural sweet juice; there are many uses of sugar cane including the production of table and brown sugar, molasses, rum and soda. Besides commercial uses for sugarcane, more often people simply peel the outer bark of the sugarcane carefully with a sharp knife. Cut away the hard fibrous portions above and below the editable softer portion of the sugarcane. Cut the pieces of sugarcane into desired portions, chew to extract the juices and expel the fibrous stalks. All photo’s of African people on epicurean.africanfoodie website credit USAID.
