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With the coming of dawn, the silhouettes of island farmers can be seen climbing high into the swaying palms, tapping the fragrant flower spikes that hang within the green fronds in Bali.
The sweet nectar that bleeds from these flowers is a treasured resource.
Kettle-boiled over an open hearth fire within an hour of harvest, the nectar slowly evaporates into a caramel sugar unlike any other. Thickened to a buttery paste, this sugar is then ladled into waiting coconut shell molds to cool and set. By grinding the traditional sugars and applying dry heat, they have been able to make a fine ground Coconut Palm Sugar that can be used in place of any fine sugars.
Soft, dark and crumbly like a good Muscavado, Demerara or brown sugar, and yet, unlike these high-moisture, high-molasses content relatives, Heritage Palm Sugars are dry and remain free-flowing, rarely caking except in high humidity situations. Subtly sweet with an almost haunting aroma of smoke and caramel,
Coconut Palm Sugar is nothing short of artisanal perfection.
Continually striving for new and exciting products that will support the now-expanding harvests of these traditional artisan producers, Big Tree Farms began grinding sun-dried ginger family roots into the sugar. The marriage of ginger family crops and sugar has a history in Indonesia that extends well beyond written record. The results are a line of sugars unlike any other.Coconut Palm Sugar with Ginger Root is spicy and head-warming, while Coconut Palm Sugar with Turmeric Root is exotic and incredibly smooth tasting. Coupled with their original Coconut Palm Sugar, these three products mark a new chapter in the world of sugar.
- Varieties sold separately.
Exotic Tasting Sugar
By Ini
from Greenville NC on 6/11/2008
from Greenville NC on 6/11/2008
Pros:
Exotic, Flavorful
Cons:
Delicate, melding with other flavor
Best Uses:
Cooking, Seasoning
Describe Yourself:
Foodie
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Comments about Heritage Palm Sugars:
n/a
Buttery Candy
By Allison from Broomfield, CO on 3/5/2007
from Broomfield, CO on 3/5/2007
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Comments about Heritage Palm Sugars:
I bought the plain coconut palm sugar. It tastes like buttery candy -- like praline or toffee.
One thing that surprised me is that this is dry and granulated. This surprises me because when I've bought palm sugar at the Asian market, I've gotten a product that is wet like honey in a jar. That stuff is delicious; this tastes even better and is more convenient.