{"id":8921175097561,"title":"Black Sugar from Amami Oshima","handle":"pastry-chocolate-black-sugar-from-amami-oshima","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis dense-textured unrefined cane sugar from Japan will really perk up a tomato crumble or creme brulée with its roasted liquoricy notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmami Oshima Island is a wild and preserved island in the Nansei archipelago, stretching from Kyushu to Taiwan. There, the sacred nature still nourishes many legends and animistic beliefs. The virgin forest houses altars where a revered stone, playing the role of the spirit of the place, stands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis prodigious island enjoys an exceptional climate that allows four sugar cane harvests a year. The steep and stony fields require difficult manual harvesting. Two hundred years ago, the end of the harvest was celebrated with a tribal trance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack sugar is 100% natural, creamy, fragrant, and healthy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA surprising flavor, a unique production.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack sugar is made from fresh sugar cane, which is washed and rinsed before processing. Then, it is cold-pressed. The juice from this first pressing is reduced over a wood fire, without adding water, white sugar, or syrup, then left to decant for five days. The resulting syrup is crystallized and can be presented in pieces or granules.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA pure delight, authentic and delicate, that can be enjoyed at any time, like a candy. Its chocolate and licorice taste is totally irresistible when the sugar is crushed on fruits and in pastries. This black sugar from Japan leaves no one indifferent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTradition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the past, the dead were laid in the deep forest of Amami Oshima without burial or cremation. It is said that thus the soul scattered to the four winds never dies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBlack Sugar French Toast\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA snack with the sweetness of memories:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoak slices of hard bread in milk, then in two beaten eggs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrown in a pan with salted butter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSprinkle with coarsely crushed black sugar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","published_at":"2024-06-29T15:12:54-07:00","created_at":"2024-06-29T15:12:54-07:00","vendor":"Terre Exotique","type":"Pastry \u0026 Chocolate","tags":[],"price":4980,"price_min":4980,"price_max":4980,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":45678696825049,"title":"500 g","option1":"500 g","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Black Sugar from Amami Oshima - 500 g","public_title":"500 g","options":["500 g"],"price":4980,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"Each: 500 g","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/sfsf.kitchen\/cdn\/shop\/files\/VSUAMAMIOSHIMA500_5590.jpg?v=1719859721"],"featured_image":"\/\/sfsf.kitchen\/cdn\/shop\/files\/VSUAMAMIOSHIMA500_5590.jpg?v=1719859721","options":["Size"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":35342666465497,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":800,"width":800,"src":"\/\/sfsf.kitchen\/cdn\/shop\/files\/VSUAMAMIOSHIMA500_5590.jpg?v=1719859721"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":800,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/sfsf.kitchen\/cdn\/shop\/files\/VSUAMAMIOSHIMA500_5590.jpg?v=1719859721","width":800}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eThis dense-textured unrefined cane sugar from Japan will really perk up a tomato crumble or creme brulée with its roasted liquoricy notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmami Oshima Island is a wild and preserved island in the Nansei archipelago, stretching from Kyushu to Taiwan. There, the sacred nature still nourishes many legends and animistic beliefs. The virgin forest houses altars where a revered stone, playing the role of the spirit of the place, stands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis prodigious island enjoys an exceptional climate that allows four sugar cane harvests a year. The steep and stony fields require difficult manual harvesting. Two hundred years ago, the end of the harvest was celebrated with a tribal trance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack sugar is 100% natural, creamy, fragrant, and healthy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA surprising flavor, a unique production.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack sugar is made from fresh sugar cane, which is washed and rinsed before processing. Then, it is cold-pressed. The juice from this first pressing is reduced over a wood fire, without adding water, white sugar, or syrup, then left to decant for five days. The resulting syrup is crystallized and can be presented in pieces or granules.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA pure delight, authentic and delicate, that can be enjoyed at any time, like a candy. Its chocolate and licorice taste is totally irresistible when the sugar is crushed on fruits and in pastries. This black sugar from Japan leaves no one indifferent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTradition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the past, the dead were laid in the deep forest of Amami Oshima without burial or cremation. It is said that thus the soul scattered to the four winds never dies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBlack Sugar French Toast\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA snack with the sweetness of memories:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoak slices of hard bread in milk, then in two beaten eggs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrown in a pan with salted butter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSprinkle with coarsely crushed black sugar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e"}
