Wasanbon Raw sugar cane

It comes from Kagawa's prefecture and has been entirely hand made. It has been extracted from the sugar cane molasses and needs 3 weeks to be processed.
The wasanbon is made from a very fine sugar cane named Chikusha. This sugar cane grows in sandy soils in the eastern part of Kagawa's prefecture.It grows all the way but never give any flower, so all the nutriment elements stay in the stem. It gives an unbelievable smell that develops the umami.
Our wasanbon is very rich in calcium and iron. The powdered texture and its dissolving in the mouth are surprising. These two criteria are a guarantee of very high quality sugar. This unique sugar is used by all the great japanese cooks and lower the sugary taste and have a fresh taste of sugar cane instead. Once cooked, the wasanbon will lose some of its unique taste to gain some od the famous umami taste.

Our perfect combination : you can use it in cocktails, to sweetened your sushis, or to enhance the flavors of your savory or sweet preparations. You can use it in small quantities in your creams, candies or any other recipe (in cocktails, in your sushis, in all kind of sweetened preparations as a secret ingredient !