Canada is known as the "Land of Maple Leafs". Maple trees can be seen everywhere. The maple leaf on the Canadian flag represents this feature. Maple trees not only look good on the eyes, but the maple sugar made from maple sap is also very good on the stomach. Therefore, admiring maples in autumn, celebrating Maple Sugar Festival in spring, and tasting fresh maple syrup have become unique Canadian customs. There are nearly a hundred species of maple trees on the east coast of Canada, with Ontario and Quebec having the most maple forests. Among nearly a hundred types of maple trees, the most famous is the "sugar maple", from which maple syrup is collected. This kind of sugar maple tree only grows in central and northeastern North America. Canada's unique geographical location makes a variety of maple syrup products a unique Canadian tourist souvenir. Maple Sugar There are 10 unique North American maple species growing in Canada, almost all of which produce syrup. Among them, sugar maple and black maple have the highest yields. These two trees live for 250 to 300 years, and their trunks can grow up to 90 centimeters thick and 30 meters high. Maple syrup has lower calories than sucrose, fructose, corn sugar, etc., but contains much higher calcium, magnesium and organic acids than other sugars. The calcium content in maple syrup is as high as 10, which is equivalent to milk.

It is said that "Indian syrup" existed about 1,600 years ago. The Aboriginal Indians of Canada first discovered maple sugar, a sweet that is fragrant, delicious, moderately sweet, moisturizing the lungs and strengthening the stomach, and used "indigenous methods" to dig grooves and drill holes in the trunks of maple trees to collect maple sap. The "Indian syrup" at that time was the predecessor of today's "maple syrup". Canadian winters are cold and long. During this period, no crops can grow at all. Because the early Indians had no way to farm in the winter, they could only hunt and eat meat. They lacked vitamins, minerals and other nutrients, and many people died. Later, the Indians gradually learned to make and eat maple syrup. Maple syrup provides rich nutrients and is an indispensable food for the local Indians to survive the winter.