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Any self-respecting Canadian knows the difference between real maple syrup and the fake stuff (table syrup). But apparently you yanks don't make a proper distinction between the two. So before you answer this poll, you have to find out if you're using the REAL stuff. Putting fake maple syrup on doesn't count.

How to tell:

Taste... But you may not know what the real stuff tastes like, so that doesn't work. Table syrup is sickly sweet, while maple syrup is strong, powerful and perfect tasting. Maple syrup is universally loved - table syrup is not.

Price... Real maple syrup is super expensive, especially outside of my county here in Canada which calls itself the "maple syrup capital of the world."  Which is actually why i'm asking, because I use maple syrup a lot and realized the rest of the world might rarely use it.

Ingredients... real maple syrup has only 1 ingredient: pure maple syrup.

maple syrup on bacon

also occasionally in shot glasses.

Made it myself once. Tapped a Maple tree, collected about 4L of sap and boiled it for hours. Best thing ever.

wow fun! I knew lots of my friends as kids had sugar bushes. We used to visit them, it was fun.

I don't know if I've ever had real maple syrup before, but I've had regular maple syrup on ice cream :3

Waffles, pancakes, bacon, scrambled eggs, french toast

Quote from: Ashyra Nightwing on March 11, 2012, 10:09:21 AM
I don't know if I've ever had real maple syrup before, but I've had regular maple syrup on ice cream :3

lol regular

I had it once and loved its taste.  We had breakfast for dinner and it got on everything, making it delicious.

The real maple syrup we get sucks for some reason. I don't know if they put in some preservatives or something but it just tastes so bad. I use Aunt Jemina's syrup because its not that bad. As for that, waffles and pancakes.

Quote from: Dark Claws on March 11, 2012, 08:11:18 PM
The real maple syrup we get sucks for some reason. I don't know if they put in some preservatives or something but it just tastes so bad. I use Aunt Jemina's syrup because its not that bad. As for that, waffles and pancakes.

..That's not maple syrup. That's barely even syrup.

Maple syrup does not have preservatives. If it does, then it is just something named real syrup, but is not actually real.

I got interested and started reading about it, and apparently in the US it doesn't have to be pure maple syrup in order to be called "maple syrup."

This is one of the things I like about our health regulations in Canada. We're that much closer to transparency with our product labels.

I love maple syrup. I always have a jug of real stuff in my fridge.

I have relatives who live in Maine, and an annual Christmas gift from them for awhile was real maple syrup. Also, Indiana is close enough to main maple syrup collection areas in the US to get the real stuff fairly cheaply anyway. There definitely is a taste difference. However, in my opinion, maple syrup only belongs on bread-type foods. Waffles, pancakes, French toast. It detracts from the flavor of various breakfast meats. Not that I won't eat them if they have maple syrup on them, but I prefer to confine the syrup to the bread-type things.

Anyway, since we are engaging in culinary snobbery, since I am pretty sure I am the only person of Polish descent on this board, I am going to tell you all right now that you are almost certainly eating Polish sausage (kielbasa) at the wrong time of day, and preparing it the wrong way. Eaten at the right time of day and prepared the way the Polish prepare it, Polish sausage is literally the best thing ever.

you're a polish sausage

Quote from: Gen. Volkov on March 12, 2012, 06:01:54 AM
Anyway, since we are engaging in culinary snobbery, since I am pretty sure I am the only person of Polish descent on this board, I am going to tell you all right now that you are almost certainly eating Polish sausage (kielbasa) at the wrong time of day, and preparing it the wrong way. Eaten at the right time of day and prepared the way the Polish prepare it, Polish sausage is literally the best thing ever.

fried with barbeque sauce

Volkov, please explain how you think we eat it. As a breakfast thing?

I love kielbasa on my home made pizza's. It's cheaper then any other sausage. I'm sure it's not authentically Polish when it's on a pizza! haha.

I put it under the cheese so it doesn't get too crispy. You can't seriously suggest that you would let your polish roots prevent you from eating this masterful work of art, can you?
(http://olivercrosby.com/temp/pizza.JPG)


BTW, I make my own home made pizza sauce. Most pizza sauces are sugary (brown sugar mostly). I alternate between using a honey-lemon mix, or a maple-lime mix. Yes, even my pizza has maple syrup in it!

That pizza looks pretty great. Post the recipe in the food thread!

...is it stuffed crust? It looks like stuffed crust

Really don't think distinguishing between maple syrup made from maple tree sap and other syrup, usually made from corn, constitutes culinary snobbery, since the are actually different products. One of them I can literally drink from the bottle and love it, whereas the other one causes gagging when attempted. It doesn't take a connoisseur to tell the difference.

Demanding that certain foods be eaten at certain times of the day definitely does.

I don't like table syrup. I grew up with my family "making" maple syrup. Consists of maple flavoring, sugar and water. I like real maple syrup as well but the homemade stuff is a lot more inexpensive and I love the taste.

Quote from: Genevieveyou're a polish sausage

Your mom's a polish sausage.

Quote from: Night Wolffried with barbeque sauce

That's gross, you're gross.

Quote from: ShadowReally don't think distinguishing between maple syrup made from maple tree sap and other syrup, usually made from corn, constitutes culinary snobbery, since the are actually different products. One of them I can literally drink from the bottle and love it, whereas the other one causes gagging when attempted. It doesn't take a connoisseur to tell the difference.

Snobbery. I just calls it as I sees it.

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Volkov, please explain how you think we eat it. As a breakfast thing?

Yeah, I was under the impression that most non-polish at polish sausage at breakfast time.

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I love kielbasa on my home made pizza's. It's cheaper then any other sausage. I'm sure it's not authentically Polish when it's on a pizza! haha.

Well no it's not authentic, but it sounds delicious nonetheless.

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I put it under the cheese so it doesn't get too crispy. You can't seriously suggest that you would let your polish roots prevent you from eating this masterful work of art, can you?

My polish roots wouldn't, but my distaste for veggies on pizza probably would. Broccoli, on pizza! GROSS.

Have you TRIED broccoli on pizza? It's unconventional - I know - but I tried it once and now I always want it. Oh man.

Also, cheers to shadows retort!

I have tried that unnaturalness, yes. It was gross.

Not bad, but it isn't gross. As for my previous preservatives comment, no preservatives. It just sucks from my region.

I loveee REAL maple syrup. I too will drink it straight in small increments and savour the taste. I got a bottle of it from the Byward market on Friday, it's delicious. was delicious while it lasted.

I am from Ohio and tap my own maple trees.  Real stuff for the win!!!!!!!!