Content

• Steps
• Tips
• Warnings
• What do you need

Have you ever bought a sugarcane stalk at your local grocery store without knowing how to eat it properly?

Steps

1. 1 Take a sharp knife and cutting board.
2. 2Cut the stem into sections between the segments, as the end of each segment is woody and inedible.
3. 3 Start at the top and slowly, carefully cut about a millimeter to remove the outer woody layer.
4. 4 If you look at the central part, you will see fibrous veins - this is where the sweet sugar juice is found.
5. 5 Pull out a few fibers.
6. 6 Chew like chewing gum, squeezing out the sweet juice. Spit out the fibers when they are no longer sweet.

Tips

• Be careful when slicing sugar cane.

Warnings

• Wash the cane before you eat it.
• Seek help from an adult if you are too young to handle the knife properly.
• Do not ingest straw-like fibers.

What do you need

• Cutting board
• Sharp knife
• Sugar cane