birch syrup
Northern tree sap
Birch syrup is a sweetener made by boiling down the sap of birch trees, similar to how maple syrup is produced from maple sap.
It has a distinctive flavor—more complex and less sweet than maple syrup, with caramel, molasses, and slightly savory notes.
Production requires far more sap than maple syrup, making it expensive and uncommon outside Alaska and northern regions where birch trees are abundant.
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Concentrated sap sweetener
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