We enjoyed the hospitality of many of the village people. In the U.S. we go out and buy stuff for people coming over. Here in the village the people went outside and picked Lanzones off the trees for us to enjoy. They picked coffee beans right off the tree, ground them, brewed them and served fresh coffee. They also walked us right out to the sugar cane and offered us a try!
The host took his machete out to the yard, chopped down a stalk and hacked the shell off. He whacked it into little pieces while we watched. Nate said, “I think he’s done this a few times before.” If it were us we would have chopped our fingers off!
Nate and I tried a stick of it, but I could not even rip one bite off the tough plant. It was hard and sweet and it was a lot to take at once! We know the people also do different things to the cane to get the sugar out of it, but it sure was fun to try it right from the stalk!
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YUMMY!!!
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