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Madeira Island Magazine - November / December 2020

The new Madeira Island Magazine!!! What you need to know about Europe's Leading Island Destination. The Forte de São Bento, Visit Chão da Ribeira, David Bannerman’s visit to Madeira, Tradicional Recipes with Sugarcane, Discover the Photography Museum, A bit of history with Machico – The bay of the buried lovers, Surfing Madeira’s Waves, Winter Wonderland - Top 7 Hotspots and much more. Merry Christmas Madeira and a Happy New Year 2021!

The new Madeira Island Magazine!!! What you need to know about Europe's Leading Island Destination.

The Forte de São Bento, Visit Chão da Ribeira, David Bannerman’s visit to Madeira, Tradicional Recipes with Sugarcane, Discover the Photography Museum, A bit of history with Machico – The bay of the buried lovers, Surfing Madeira’s Waves, Winter Wonderland - Top 7 Hotspots and much more.

Merry Christmas Madeira and a Happy New Year 2021!

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produção regional | REGIONAL PRODUCE

Cana

de açúcar

Sugarcane

cana-de-açúcar é uma planta

a que cresce melhor em regiões

tropicais devido ao clima

tropical disponível. São ricas em açúcar

e pode chegar alturas de entre dois a

seis metros.

Tornou-se amplamente cultivada

em torno da Ilha da Madeira. A cana-deaçúcar

é considerada uma das plantas

mais valiosas da história da humanidade

devido ao seu alto valor comercial e

usos múltiplos. Na Madeira, a cana é

usada para produzir vários produtos

tradicionais que são vendidos ao redor

da ilha como também são exportados.

A cana é espremida através de

maquinaria adequada, extraindo o

seu mel que pode ser encontrada em

qualquer um dos três engenhos de mel

localizada pela ilha: Calheta, Porto da

Cruz, ou Ribeiro Seco.

É com base na aguardente de cana,

que se faz a célebre Poncha. O mel de

cana é um dos ingredientes base para o

tradicional Bolo de Mel.

ugarcane is a plant that grows

s best in tropical regions due to the

tropical climate available. They

are rich in sugar and can reach heights of

between two to six meters.

It is a plant that grows best in tropical

regions. It has become widely cultivated

around Madeira Island and tourists who have

tried its syrup have given it a thumbs up.

The sugarcane plant is considered

one of the most valuable plants in the

history of humanity due to its high

commercial value and multiple uses.

In Madeira, the sugarcane is used to

produce various traditional products that

are sold around the island and are also

sold outside of the island.

The sugarcane plant is collected and

its syrup is squeezed out using proper

machinery which can be found in any one

of the three honey mills located on the

island: Calheta, Porto da Cruz, or Ribeiro

Seco.

It is worthy to note that honey is

one of the main basic ingredients in the

preparation of the traditional cake called

‘Bolo de Mel’ and Madeira’s white-rum

lemon juice honey drink - Poncha.

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