Hi Indira,
Am visiting your website these days. I feel the recipes are fabulous. You are an amazing cook and a narrator too.
I could not stop myself to post a comment on the sugarcanes. I love them and i have missed them eating on Shankranthi after coming to US.
Like others shooting the same Q, where did you find them? 🙂
Thanks & GoodLuck!!
Besides Indian grocery stores, I have been able to locate sugar cane at any South American or Mexican supermarket or even regular supermarket located in the area with heavy Hispanic population. Even my local Whole Foods carries it, but, of course, as tends to be the case at WF, it is expensive.
Shubha: I would like to prepare juice but I don’t have suitable machine for that. So just cut them to cubes and enjoy. That’s the only thing I’m doing with fresh sugarcane so far.
Anita: A lot, actually.:)
Hi Sandeepa, RP, SG, Savi : I purchased it from Uwajimaya (in International District), an Asian grocery shop here in Seattle. 3 pieces for one dollar and some change.
Victoria: Whole Foods too? I didn’t know that. In Florida, we can get fresh sugarcane juice from roadside stalls, particularly in Miami. I miss fresh sugarcane juice.
Hi Indira, I was looking for sugarcane in our local flea market for Pongal but found none this year. It came in a week late. Intrestingly, it is usually available around this time in Florida…and very cheap too. Last year I bought a whole stick for a dollar or two.
So, what did you do with the sugarcane? Any new treats we can look forward to?
How come this is in green colour? Is it a different variety? I have seen only dark brown skin?
Indira replies:
InjiPennu, there are atleast three different varieties of sugarcane. dark brown, white and this green type. Also this is a young sugarcane bamboo, not too old. I separated the outer covering with a knife, that young.
I also corrected the spam karma setting. Please let me know if the same message appears again. Thanks Inji!
If you are looking for a commercial sugar cane extractor machine, be prepare to pay for at least $3,000.00 for it, and it is not cheap. So far, I have not heard of $300.00 machine. Best of luck in finding that $300.00 deal.
Vow!! Very fresh & juicy sugarcane!I wish I could find this for bhogipallu. Did u buy this for bhogipallu? What do you do with this other than that?
Comment by shubha — January 21, 2007 @ 2:50 pm
looks delic.
Comment by shalini — January 21, 2007 @ 3:04 pm
Is there anything you don’t get in the US!!??
Comment by Anita — January 22, 2007 @ 3:46 am
Wow where did you get this ?
Comment by sandeepa — January 22, 2007 @ 5:44 am
Weeee…I want it. Where did you get it?
Comment by RP — January 22, 2007 @ 6:25 am
Hi Indira,
Am visiting your website these days. I feel the recipes are fabulous. You are an amazing cook and a narrator too.
I could not stop myself to post a comment on the sugarcanes. I love them and i have missed them eating on Shankranthi after coming to US.
Like others shooting the same Q, where did you find them? 🙂
Thanks & GoodLuck!!
Comment by SG — January 22, 2007 @ 7:58 am
Besides Indian grocery stores, I have been able to locate sugar cane at any South American or Mexican supermarket or even regular supermarket located in the area with heavy Hispanic population. Even my local Whole Foods carries it, but, of course, as tends to be the case at WF, it is expensive.
Comment by Victoria — January 22, 2007 @ 1:13 pm
Indira: I have been craving for a bite of the good ol’ sugar cane. I live in the seattle area. I wonder where you found these.
Comment by Savi — January 22, 2007 @ 1:51 pm
Shubha: I would like to prepare juice but I don’t have suitable machine for that. So just cut them to cubes and enjoy. That’s the only thing I’m doing with fresh sugarcane so far.
Anita: A lot, actually.:)
Hi Sandeepa, RP, SG, Savi : I purchased it from Uwajimaya (in International District), an Asian grocery shop here in Seattle. 3 pieces for one dollar and some change.
Victoria: Whole Foods too? I didn’t know that. In Florida, we can get fresh sugarcane juice from roadside stalls, particularly in Miami. I miss fresh sugarcane juice.
Comment by Indira — January 22, 2007 @ 1:59 pm
Hi Indira, I was looking for sugarcane in our local flea market for Pongal but found none this year. It came in a week late. Intrestingly, it is usually available around this time in Florida…and very cheap too. Last year I bought a whole stick for a dollar or two.
So, what did you do with the sugarcane? Any new treats we can look forward to?
Comment by Hema — January 23, 2007 @ 8:17 am
How come this is in green colour? Is it a different variety? I have seen only dark brown skin?
Indira replies:
InjiPennu, there are atleast three different varieties of sugarcane. dark brown, white and this green type. Also this is a young sugarcane bamboo, not too old. I separated the outer covering with a knife, that young.
I also corrected the spam karma setting. Please let me know if the same message appears again. Thanks Inji!
Comment by InjiPennu — January 23, 2007 @ 5:59 pm
Where can i buy a sugar cane press machine? I hear that they are $300 each. But where can you buy them?
Comment by Bob — March 24, 2007 @ 12:40 pm
You can oder fresh sugar cane on-line at http://www.FreshSugarCane.com and they are very cheap only 50 cents/lb
Comment by Stitch — February 28, 2008 @ 8:20 pm
If you are looking for a commercial sugar cane extractor machine, be prepare to pay for at least $3,000.00 for it, and it is not cheap. So far, I have not heard of $300.00 machine. Best of luck in finding that $300.00 deal.
Comment by Stitch — February 29, 2008 @ 1:42 am
I saw people buying sugar like crazy at Michael Fresh Market in Naperville Illinois. I wondered what they were going to use it for.
Comment by cynthia — March 15, 2008 @ 1:35 pm