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[jviggy43]

I like the fake stuff better.....

 

[Culex]

Living in CT I guess I'm lucky having easy access to CT, Vermont and Canadian maple syrup. PS- venison and maple syrup is amazing.

 

[Fuchsdh]

Welcome to the Light

Sadly finding real syrup at a restaurant or store when you're somewhere away from the north can be tough. Easy in Boston, not so much the further south you get. To my surprise even grocery stores in some southerny areas have nothing but the corn syrup stuff.

Now the next step for you is try all the grades. Maple syrup grades aren't about quality but instead about the darkness/flavor. Darker it is, the more maple-ly. Grade B is da bomb, but it can be really weird if you're used to fakey stuff. Grade A Light is the easiest to start with.

I've personally never much liked Grade B, save for cooking and baking where I need some intense maple flavor. Prefer Grade A for my waffles (because when I can eat waffles, why bother with pancakes.)

But either way, the real stuff is so much better I don't understand why you would bother with the fake stuff... I'd rather not have pancakes and waffles than eat it with far worse syrup.

Never had a problem finding it in the DC area, but I haven't ever needed to look further south (or west) than that.

 

[sunofsam]

I've personally never much liked Grade B, save for cooking and baking where I need some intense maple flavor. Prefer Grade A for my waffles (because when I can eat waffles, why bother with pancakes.)

But either way, the real stuff is so much better I don't understand why you would bother with the fake stuff... I'd rather not have pancakes and waffles than eat it with far worse syrup.

The real stuff does take up real estate in the fridge and can spoil/mold if not used quick enough.

 

[biggersmaller]

My wife likes the fake stuff, better than real maple syrup. 😭

I'm going to have to side with your wife on this.

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

whats the difference?

 

[BriareosGAF]

Living in CT I guess I'm lucky having easy access to CT, Vermont and Canadian maple syrup. PS- venison and maple syrup is amazing.

Yeah, Maine checking in, we just use local stuff. Although when we lived in California we always used the real stuff too, they'd have to pay me to put "pancake syrup" on anything. If you can't afford the money for maple syrup, you're pouring way too much diabetes sauce on your pancakes anyway.

Two years ago we tapped some of our maples and made our own, it was a tremendous amount of work and we haven't gone back again yet.

Those are 5g buckets of syrup, would fill one of those in a couple of days and you'd have to store it and then boil it all down.

 

[Redd]

Paying $20 or more for good maple syrup is something I just can't do consistently for some pancakes/waffles that are CRAZY CHEAP to make.

If anyone here can recommend some good quality maple syrup in the $5 range that would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Machine]

Every year when sap starts to run, my city has to issue a notice not to tap trees on city property. Too many hipsters want to make their own syrup and don't care that they're damaging the trees in the process.

 

[Aske]

it's the most disgusting food on the plant, i wouldn't serve it to a homeless person.

To be fair, neither would I. I'd eat the poutine, and give the homeless person money, or clothes or whatever.

What do you find disgusting? The gravy/cheese curd combo? I feel like beef and cheese go together beautifully, but YMMV.

 

[Ryuukan]

Is Costco maple syrup real? I'll just pick up a tub of that next time to go with my jumbo pack of eggo waffles

yes, they sell grade A amber jugs

 

[poppedcollar69]

I like fake Maple syrup

 

[Wolf Akela]

The fake stuff is trash. Literally just sugar water.

I had real maple syrup sent straight from Canada when I was a kid. It made a huge difference with how much I enjoyed pancakes. I never had the same for years and years till I recently found a store that sold legit maple syrup in glass.

 

[Darkman M]

You can easily find real maple syrup anywhere in the US it's just expensive.

 

[Aske]

I love maple syrup, but my heart will always belong to Golden Syrup. Yes, that's a rotting lion carcass on the can.

 

[itwasTuesday]

We got maple trees here in America too op.

I use maple extract more than the syrup though. It's great to add to any dairy or bread recipes. Or over meat before you cook it. Or.... really anything.

 

[RageWaffles]

Paying $20 or more for good maple syrup is something I just can't do consistently for some pancakes/waffles that are CRAZY CHEAP to make.

If anyone here can recommend some good quality maple syrup in the $5 range that would be greatly appreciated.

jesus, that's expensive. A bottle of locally-made stuff here in NY state costs half that.

 

[XANDER CAGE]

It's fries, cheese and gravy. In what universe could that be construed as "fucking gross" you weak ass troll.

fries should be crispy

 

[Angry Grimace]

It's pretty easy to find if you live in a bigger city.

 

[partime]

I grew up on this stuff.
So much so when I was in Elementary school I spent the night at a friends house and the next morning they took pride in having this thin syrup that was supposedly "real", I thought it tasted like horse shit.

The corn / sugar industry just completely devoured our entire food chain, luckily there are more and more documentaries giving light to just how corrupted it is. Watch King Corn and Fed Up on Netflix!

 

[AngmarsKing701]

Hopefully you wore your white pants

 

[Man God]

expensive though

even in Canada

Double whammy of rising fuel costs and a gigantic new market in China for the real stuff made it super expensive about 15 years ago. The real stuff has tripled in cost since I started noticing such things.

 

[B.O.O.M]

Now you need to try some maple walnut cake.

Mother of god....

 

[GhaleonEB]

One of the first decisions I made after I graduated college and got my job was, only the real stuff from then on. I'd always known it was amazing, but couldn't afford it. I've never gone back. It's nice that you don't need very much to get great flavor, too. Had it on waffles this morning with a criminal amount of butter.

The Costco jugs vary in price by season, but we stock up on 2-3 when they are cheap and make them last.

 

[99Luffy]

Im canadian and I dont think ive ever had real maple syrup. Every time I see it on the store shelf the sugar content scares me. 60g+ per serving.

 

[GameplayWhore]

You rich folk and your fancy real maple syrup. You can take this out of my cold dead hands.

That stuff's BS. It isn't even made out of real Aunt Jemimas.



I have a pair of maple trees shared with a neighbor. Tapped them last year and got a pint or so of syrup after boiling, with a leftover quart of maple sap that fermented over the next year and became a sweet but surprisingly pleasant maple wine/vinegar fusion. This year, the weather was wonky and gave us less sap, and I overboiled the sap and ended up with maple sugar instead of syrup. I expect it'd be nice in a cocktail.

 

[R0ckman]

I actually have to be in a specific mood to take maple syrup on my waffles or cakes. I mostly use it in recipes.

 

[Man God]

One of the first decisions I made after I graduated college and got my job was, only the real stuff from then on. I'd always known it was amazing, but couldn't afford it. I've never gone back. It's nice that you don't need very much to get great flavor, too. Had it on waffles this morning with a criminal amount of butter.

The Costco jugs vary in price by season, but we stock up on 2-3 when they are cheap and make them last.

I often find them in remainder stores in MA for a few bucks off of the normal market price. Stuff doesn't go bad so as long as I can make sure the stuff is from a reputable distributor I end up buying it in bulk.

The richest person I know was a college drop out who started his fortune selling this very product in China for a huge markup.

 

[The Main Event]

The fake syrup they serve for breakfast in US hotels is liquid cancer.

 

[~ Zyzomys ~]

Real maple syrup tastes like sugar water

It is not possible to confuse Canadian maple syrup with sugar water. Try again.

 

[Pharaun]

Vermont maple is better than Canadian maple.

Spoiler

come at me CanadaGAF.

 

[Mr. Giggles]

GAF, my whole Log Cabin syrup on pancake life has been a lie.

What the fuck is the garbage they serve us, put on our shelves.

Goddamn, I had no idea real maple syrup was so different.

So, what say you GAF, what do you think of real maple syrup birthed from the proud tree loins of Canada?

I say it tastes like fucking revelation.

I said this in the thread about maple syrup vs fake syrup.... aunt jemima can suck a fat one, real canadian maple syrup all day ery day

 

[p2535748]

One of the first decisions I made after I graduated college and got my job was, only the real stuff from then on. I'd always known it was amazing, but couldn't afford it. I've never gone back. It's nice that you don't need very much to get great flavor, too. Had it on waffles this morning with a criminal amount of butter.

The Costco jugs vary in price by season, but we stock up on 2-3 when they are cheap and make them last.

This is the exact same thing I did. I don't eat that many pancakes/waffles, so it's not a huge line item in my budget, which makes it a no brainer. It's just so much better than the alternative.

My wife used to think there wasn't that big a difference, but after being with me for a while (and therefore using the real stuff), she tried the fake stuff recently and was horrified.

 

[Mr. Giggles]

Vermont maple is better than Canadian maple.

Spoiler

come at me CanadaGAF.

That's a god damned lie and you know it.

take it back

 

[Elandyll]

Just tried the real stuff this morning for the first time ever, and honestly I thought it was really good.

This being said, I really can't justify the price, or the 53g of sugar per serving (vs 8g of sugar alcohol for the one I normally use), for something that is pretty much pure liquid sugar with a slight caramel/ earthy taste.

The taste being very subtle though, I am surprise that some might find it 'horrible'.

 

[Trojan X]

Yup. It's hugely different and massively expensive if imported. Uk prices average of £5.50 instead of the £2.75 knockoff, Japanese prices average around 700yen instead of 300yen. I don't know the US prices but yeah it cost a lot if you are not in canada.

 

[entremet]

Any of you guys heat up maple syrup and add butter, making it butter syrup.

It's divine.

 

[akira28]

Yup. It's hugely different and massively expensive if imported. Uk prices average of £5.50 instead of the £2.75 knockoff, Japanese prices average around 700yen instead of 300yen. I don't know the US prices but yeah it cost a lot if you are not in canada.

7-10 dollars for a glass bottle of heaven versus 2.75 for a plastic bottle of shit.

Any of you guys heat up maple syrup and add butter, making it butter syrup.

It's divine.

I won't use maple without melted butter.

 

[MrToughPants]

I stopped buying maple syrup because I drank it straight from the can 😳

So good on crepes and french toast..

 

[pretty done]

7-10 dollars for a glass bottle of heaven versus 2.75 for a plastic bottle of shit.



I won't use maple without melted butter.

man if my shit tasted like Aunt Jemimas I'd never have to go shopping again

 

[XT Vengeance]

Real maple syrup is the best. It's so much better than that artificially flavored bs.

 

[Fuzzy]

Vermont maple is better than Canadian maple.

Spoiler

come at me CanadaGAF.

You're just fishing for a tag from Stump.

 

[AstroNut325]

Like you OP, I had real maple syrup about a decade ago. Haven't bought a bottle of that fake stuff ever after. And I plan to keep it that way.

The fake stuff is GROSS!

 

[teepo]

surprisingly the costco jug is pretty damn good

there is no excuse to ever have the fake stuff

 

[KarmaCow]

I honestly had no idea that fake maple syrup was a thing until very recently. I'd rather have nothing than whatever the fake shit is.

 

[frankie_baby]

Love maple syrup, its like 5 quid a little bottle over here in the uk but its so so good, really love it in coffee ocassionally, gonna have to buy a new bittle soon cos just looked and my half full bottle got like mold or something in it

 

[digdug2k]

Canada actually has different types of syrup. Light, dark, ... I have no idea what else. I just know the first time I bought it I bought some expensive light shit at a flea market and thought I'd found heaven. It's never been that good again.

 

[Morrigan Stark]

People who prefer the fake stuff are not real people confirmed. They should be reported for being hostile alien invaders.

Paying $20 or more for good maple syrup is something I just can't do consistently for some pancakes/waffles that are CRAZY CHEAP to make.

If anyone here can recommend some good quality maple syrup in the $5 range that would be greatly appreciated.

Are cans that expensive where you're at (assuming the US)? Over here cans (540 ml, or around 18 oz) are typically $8-9 CAD, I've picked them up for as low as $6 CAD or 3 cans for $21 CAD when on sale.

 

[louiedog]

My dad has a client who has a small commercial maple syrup operation. Apparently my dad regularly gets a small bottle of the really good stuff, like the top 1% that these people keep for themselves that you can't really buy anywhere and it's always gone by the time I visit. It's not fair.

 

[SchrodingerC]

Real maple syrup is indeed delicious.

Everytime my uncle comes down from Canada we have him smuggle at least 2 jugs of maple syrup that we try to ration until his next trip.