June 4, 2012 | lisa@notesfromafrica | 4 Comments

Natural sweetness

A young Mozambican boy chewing on raw sugar-cane. If you cannot afford to buy sweets, you can always go to the source. ©WMB/notesfromafrica.wordpress.com

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I live on the Southern coast of South Africa, and write about the things that interest, amuse or inspire me. You can find me at https://notesfromafrica.wordpress.com and http://southerncape.wordpress.com (my photoblog)

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4 Comments on “Natural sweetness”

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Kathryn McCullough

June 4, 2012 at 10:29 am #

Ah, saw folks eating this often in Haiti. Great photo, Lisa. Hope you are doing well, my friend. Great to hear from you today.
Hugs,
Kathy
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  lisa@notesfromafrica
  
  June 5, 2012 at 7:31 am #
  
  Thanks, Kathy. Yes, Willie took an interesting photograph – just a quick snap as the boy walked past him. He really looks to be deep in thought – or really enjoying the sugar cane! I suppose it’s common for kids (and probably adults too) to do this wherever sugar cane is grown.
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Emily Cannell

June 4, 2012 at 12:36 pm #

I love raw sugar cane. Yum yum yum. But do hate the smell when they burn the fields to regrow for the next year….
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  lisa@notesfromafrica
  
  June 5, 2012 at 7:32 am #
  
  I’ve never lived in an area where they grow sugar cane, so never did this. What does it smell like when they burn the fields – sickly sweet?