Why the cheapest maple syrup is the best
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Why the cheapest maple syrup is the best
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#2A very thorough writeup. Who knew maple syrup had such a rich political and socially-relevant history?
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#3I grew up on the good stuff. But in my childhood it was always grade a maple syrup. When I'd taste fake pancake syrup it would always taste gross. About 6 months ago I learned that grade b was richer and more flavorful. It's phenomenal. cheaper than grade a too.
I'm glad they are making the change to better labeling. As I've gotten older I've gotten more particular about quality of food. Which partly means finding food hacks. Like buying goji berries in Chinatown rather than whole foods or grade b maple syrup. There are a ton of these hacks out there and if you care enough to find them, you'll enjoy food more. I'd recommend "cooking for geeks" by Jeff potter. I think that's where I learned about grade b syrup.
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#5Is there a tl;dr on this? Can't they just cut to the chase?We eat whatever tastes the best. That'w what we buy.
Oh, got it here: buy grade B syrup - forget grade A:
"So if you happen to relish the taste of maple syrup, you may want to find a bottle of Grade B while you still can. Once the inferior grade is removed from the label, the rarest, most flavorful syrup will likely command at least as dear a price as its blander and more abundant cousins."
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#6A very thorough writeup. Who knew maple syrup had such a rich political and socially-relevant history?
I agree! It's interesting to see that our country suffered from the issue of competing with cheap labor at the beginning of its life.
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#7Grade B is definitely superior. You can get some pretty good stuff at your local Trader Joe's. About the only place I consistently find Grade B maple syrup, w/o going specialty.
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#8I always wondered why Trader Joe's and Whole Foods sold a "Grade B" product. Now I know why.
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#9Grade B is also what you use when you want to flavor beer.
Trader Joes sells B in wine bottles that do the job well.
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#10I'm not sure this really explains how the price came to be that way?