Farm to Table in Okinawa: Brown Sugar and Banana Dessert
Farm to Table in Okinawa: Brown Sugar and Banana Dessert
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A delicious and fun farm-to-table experience in Okinawa guided by an organic sugarcane and banana farmer!
Highlights
Explore Okinawa’s sugarcane fields with a local farmer
Taste freshly harvested and squeezed sugarcane at its peak freshness
Wander the banana fields and discover Miyakojima’s native sweet-and-sour bananas
Create a dessert with caramelized bananas, brown sugar, and cinnamon (like apple pie in flavor)
10 meals
+Experience Details
Head to stunning, subtropical Okinawa to experience the charm of life on an organic farm in Japan.
Guided by an organic sugarcane and banana farmer, you’ll learn about the various farming tools and methods and try your hand at harvesting raw Okinawan sugarcane, from chopping the sugarcane to extracting its juices.
This organic farm-to-table experience in Okinawa is hands-on and interactive!
After harvesting and taking a bite of the sugarcane, you’ll squeeze it with a hand-operated press, and sample the 100% fresh juice.
Finally, you can witness as condensed sugarcane juice is turned into brown sugar, and you’ll be able to take a bag of the delicious final product back as a souvenir!
After the Okinawan sugarcane experience, you’ll tour the banana fields. Then, you’ll combine the two delicious Okinawan products to make a tasty dessert of caramelized banana with brown sugar and banana ice cream.
This farm-to-table experience in Okinawa is perfect for families, tropical island lovers, and anybody with a sweet tooth. The farm tour is offered all year long, though the winter harvest of sugarcane is particularly sweet.
Learn about farm culture in Japan, tasting organic Okinawan sugarcane and bananas right at the source!
What You Get
Good To Know
- Take proper measures against UV rays, such as hats and sunscreen, as it is an outdoor activity.
- Please bring water to prevent heat stroke.
- There is no bathroom in the field, so we will guide you to a public park toilet located 1 minute by car or 3 minutes on foot.
- If the event cannot be held due to bad weather such as a typhoon or heavy rain, we will contact you before the event.
Meeting Point and Meeting Time
Meet your host at the farm, located 15 minutes from the airport, 15 minutes from Shigira Resort, and 3 minutes from Tokyu Resort. Directions will be shared upon booking.
Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 48 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund.
Experience Location
A cluster of islands to the south of Japan once belonging to the independent state of the Ryukyu Kingdom, Okinawa Prefecture is the holiday paradise with white sand beaches, a tropical climate, and healthy local cuisine known as Ryukyu Ryori.
This was an amazing experience! Our guide was super accommodating for English and very informative. He was amazingly well informed and clearly knew his biology and food sciences. I would highly r...read more
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