How many times can you write the word “sugar” in an article before having a hyperglycemia attack? We test the limits every year during maple syrup season.
Sugar season is the time of year when maple sap is harvested to make the famous Canadian syrup. The sap is drawn from the trunks of maple trees while the snow melts all around. It is boiled, sweetened, and turned into the quintessential Canadian maple syrup.
The season also brings with it a heavy dose of nostalgia and the menu that goes with it —and it’s eaten in an overheated room, sitting on a rough wooden bench, surrounded by 18 crying cousins with wet feet. That’s how it is, and it’s wonderful.
To enjoy the experience without leaving Montreal, here is our agenda…