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A grass so sweet it built empires and broke millions of backs.
means A tall tropical grass whose juicy stalks are crushed and boiled into nearly all the world's sugar.
from From Sanskrit sharkara (gravel, grit) via Arabic and Persian — the word for sugar itself comes from the crystals that look like coarse sand.
Giant grassBotanically kin to corn and bamboo, not fruit.
Brutal historyDrove the Atlantic slave trade for centuries.
Stores powerStalks hoard sucrose like edible batteries.
Fuel tooBrazil runs cars on its fermented juice.