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Sugar cane squeezer [Sata guruma]
Before the war, there were small sugar huts [Sataya] in many villages.
They used cows and horses to squeeze sugarcane, and made brown sugar.
Sugarcane was cultivated in Papua New Guinea near the equator around 17,000 years ago (before the Jomon Period), and it is said that it was spread to Okinawa through Indonesia, India, and China. In 1623, in the Second Sho clan era, Gima Shinjo, an official of the Shuri royal government, learned the sugar production method from China and started sugar-production at his home. Since then, brown sugar production spread. At that time, a wooden sugar canesqueezer with double roller was used, but as time goes by, it was improved to be made of stone and iron. In 1908, factories of Western-style cured (refined) sugar that is different from previous unrefined sugar were newly established, and the sugar industry in Okinawa was further renewed.
Unrefined sugar such as brown sugar is made without separating molasses which is rich in minerals, from crystals, and is characterized by its rich tastes and gentle sweetness.
This is an iron triple-roller sugar cane squeezer, which was used for brown sugar production until recent years.
They used cows and horses to squeeze sugarcane, and made brown sugar.
Sugarcane was cultivated in Papua New Guinea near the equator around 17,000 years ago (before the Jomon Period), and it is said that it was spread to Okinawa through Indonesia, India, and China. In 1623, in the Second Sho clan era, Gima Shinjo, an official of the Shuri royal government, learned the sugar production method from China and started sugar-production at his home. Since then, brown sugar production spread. At that time, a wooden sugar canesqueezer with double roller was used, but as time goes by, it was improved to be made of stone and iron. In 1908, factories of Western-style cured (refined) sugar that is different from previous unrefined sugar were newly established, and the sugar industry in Okinawa was further renewed.
Unrefined sugar such as brown sugar is made without separating molasses which is rich in minerals, from crystals, and is characterized by its rich tastes and gentle sweetness.
This is an iron triple-roller sugar cane squeezer, which was used for brown sugar production until recent years.