Plantation Reserve

Plantation Reserve

Plantation Reserve Sugar is a product of the West Indies Sugar & Trading Company of Barbados and is a coarser, lighter raw cane sugar with a distinctive natural taste. The product itself is only made using sugarcane selected and harvested when sucrose content is at its peak. This occurs during a 2 week period of the 5 month harvest season and provides exceptionally pure juice for the mills. This juice purity allows the production of naturally larger crystals through a unique process that takes almost three times longer than that used for normal sugar. [ [http://www.observer.guardian.co.uk/foodmonthly/story/0,,2129096,00.html "Observer Food Monthly"] ]

Background

Plantation Reserve has been developed with the government of Barbados in order to ensure the sustainability of the Barbados sugar industry. The company pays almost twice as much as any equivalent sugar product reflecting both the unique process required to produce Plantation Reserve and a need to ensure that farmers to make a reasonable margin. This is part of an effort to support the Barbados sugar industry, under threat from a decline in the subsidised price traditionally paid for sugar by the European Union. Sugar is important to Barbados not only from a foreign exchange and aesthetic perspective, helping to keep the island attractive for tourism, but also protects the island’s thin layer of topsoil and prevents flooding. The company also supports the sugar heritage of Barbados in conjunction with the Barbados National Trust and is based at the Morgan Lewis sugar mill, Barbados – the oldest surviving wind powered mill in the world, which still grinds canes for Plantation Reserve. [ [http://www.nationnews.com/story/315801234507187.php "Nation News Barbados"] ]

Markets

Plantation Reserve is primarily sold through the English speaking Caribbean, including Barbados, and the United Kingdom, where it is available through stores including Harrods and Fortnum & Mason as well as supermarket chains including Waitrose, Booths and Tesco.

Response

It has been used at the Ritz Hotel, London and Sandy Lane Hotel in Barbados as well as in The Cliff restaurant and at the Royal enclosure at Ascot races. [ [http://www.acp-eucourier.info/Sugar-without-a-Protocol.170.0.html "EU Courier"] ] Chefs use the natural flavour of Plantation Reserve in small quantities to enhance dishes such as crème brûlée and to add flavour to dressings, sauces and desserts. According to Sandy Lane’s executive pastry chef, Cameron Steele, "If you smelled and tasted Plantation Reserve blind against other golden sugars, you would definitely spot the difference. It has a buttery caramel taste and a more intense, deep flavour and aroma than any other sugar. It is very, very different." [ [http://www.observer.guardian.co.uk/foodmonthly/story/0,,2129096,00.html "Observer Food Monthly"] ]

Other than cooking, it is used on porridge and to enhance the taste of teas and coffees.

ee also

*Sugar
*Barbadian companies

References

External links

* [http://www.plantationreserve.co.bb Official Plantation Reserve site]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/foodprogramme_20071111.shtml BBC Food Programme]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/caribbean/news/story/2007/03/070312_sugarbar.shtml BBC Caribbean]
* [http://www.economist.com/world/la/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10534965 The Economist]
* [http://www.nationnews.com/story/295612883559752.php The Nation News]
* [http://thefoodielist.co.uk/wp/plantation-reserve-sugar/ The Foodie List]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Réserve naturelle du Coteau de Chartèves — Catégorie UICN IV (aire de gestion des habitats/espèces) Emplacement Aisne Ville proche Château Thierry Coordonnées …   Wikipédia en Français

  • plantation — [ plɑ̃tasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XIVe, rare av. XVIe; planteson 1190; lat. plantatio I ♦ 1 ♦ Action, manière de planter. Plantation à la bêche, au plantoir. Faire des plantations dans un jardin. La plantation d un arbre. Plantation en ligne, en carré, en… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • PLANTATION (AGRICULTURE DE) — PLANTATION AGRICULTURE DE L’agriculture de plantation implique classiquement d’une part l’intervention de promoteurs étrangers, la population locale ne participant ni à la conception ni à la conduite de l’exploitation, d’autre part des cultures… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Plantation Motel — (Tyndale,Австралия) Категория отеля: 3 звездочный отель Адрес: 2 Sheehys Lane, 2460 …   Каталог отелей

  • Réserve naturelle régionale des Larris et Tourbières de Saint-Pierre-es-Champs — Catégorie UICN IV (aire de gestion des habitats/espèces) Emplacement Oise Ville proche Gournay en Bray Coordonnées …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Réserve naturelle de la Côte Sainte-Hélène — Cet article fait partie d’une série d’articles sur les sites naturels de France et la conservation de la nature. Article détaillé : site naturel de l Oise. Réserve naturelle de la Côte Sainte Hélène Catégorie IV de la CMAP (Aire de gestion… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Plantation sur sol inversé — La plantation sur sol inversé (Soil inversion ou Topsoil inversion pour les anglophones) est une technique de plantation et de restauration de la strate herbacée inspirée du labour, mais visant d autres objectifs finaux : appauvrir le sol… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Reserve, Louisiana — Geobox Town name = Reserve native name = other name = other name1 = category = CDP image size = image caption = flag size = symbol = symbol size = symbol type = country = United States state = Louisiana region = St. John the Baptist region type …   Wikipedia

  • Réserve naturelle du Bout-du-Lac — Lac d Annecy Lac d Annecy Administration Pays …   Wikipédia en Français

  • McIntosh Reserve — lies along the Chattahoochee River. McIntosh Reserve is an outdoor recreation area located in Carroll County, Georgia. The 527 acre (2.13 km2) park is operated by the Carroll County Recreation Department and supports outdoor activities… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”