Legend has it that a small squirrel climbed up a tree trunk, bit a branch and began to drink the flowing liquid. An Indian standing at the foot of the maple tree looked at it and wondered why it was drinking sap instead of drinking from a fresh spring flowing nearby. He climbed the tree and, as the squirrel had done, used his knife to bark the tree and taste the sap. Until then, his tribe had only found sugar in wild fruits.

Long before European settlers arrived in North America, native tribes in eastern Canada and the northeastern United States had figured out how to collect maple sap and turn it into syrup.

Maple syrup is a sweet made from maple sap. Depending on the color and flavor it can be: golden, amber, dark or very dark.

It is usually combined with pancakes, crepes or waffles, although it can also be used as an ingredient for baking, in the preparation of desserts.