On Sun, 25 Mar 2007 10:52:56 -0400, Goomba38 >
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>> My subject sais it all. I have no clue what the inside od sugar can
>> looks like and my family and I just got a stalk. how exactly do I open
>> it?
>>
>I don't know that you open it. I thought one crushed it to extract the
>sweet juice? I know at the chain restaurant Bahama Breeze, they have old
>fashioned rolling/crushing devices to do it as it is an important
>ingredient in their mojitos.

In order to chew sugar cane, one must peel off the tough skin.
Typically, a cane-chewer will score the skin around the circumference
of the stalk with a sharp knife. Then, s/he will slice the peel
downwards in sections and pop it off the cane. The sugar cane's
interior is white and sweet (duh) and very juicy. When I've chewed
it, I sectioned the fibrous insides along the grain and cut small
wedges off across the grain. After the cane segment has been chewed
till all the sweetness and the slightly grassy flavor are gone, the
cane-chewer spits out the fibers and cuts another piece.
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