Here's what it looks like when it's just been harvested from the fields. It's rather like bamboo, actually. You use a knife to strip off the exterior and cut it into slices so you can eat it.
Here is what it looks like, ready to eat.
As you can see, it's very, very fibrous, and you have to bite/chew a little bit to suck the juice out. I can't really explain what it tastes like. It's sweet, of course, but also tastes like the earth somehow. These days, when you drive along the highways in Martinique, the smell of it permeates from the fields. I've grown to love it.
Here's what it looks like when you finish, the part you throw away.
Sugarcane juice is another pleasure I've discovered. It's universally kind of a nasty brown color, but it's actually pretty delicious. (Again, stolen from Google.)
