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In season: Everything you need to know about maple syrup

Rich, caramel-coloured maple syrup will soon be making its way out of our iconic Canadian maple trees and into our kitchens as we embrace the coming of spring. The natural sweetener is ideal for adding rich flavour to sweet and savoury dishes alike, and packs quite the nutritional punch! In fact, recent studies suggest that pure maple syrup deserves a spot on our antioxidant radar for its high concentration of cancer-fighting plant compounds.

So before the sap starts running (and it’s coming soon!), here’s everything you need to know about Canada’s liquid gold.

- by Gilean Watts