Maple Water

It’s such a pleasure to drink, too. Sweet and delicate, cold maple water tastes so good. You can cook with maple water as well: mix it in, simmer or poach in it, soak or flavour with it! Chefs and bakers love its fine palate, subtle aroma, and light sweetness.

Maple water is a delightful beverage but it also has numerous gastronomic applications in dishes that are salty, sweet, or sour. It may be used to cook a ham by immersion, braise meats and poultry, blanch vegetables, and deglaze a pan. Maple water is ideal for poaching fish and seafood as it is said to create an osmosis that concentrates flavours in a way that approaches the fifth basic taste, umami.

Some of Maple Water’s Other Culinary Applications : 
• Bitter green soups and potages
• Poaching and stewing poultry
• Meat marinades (game, flank steak, pork)
• Deglazing
• Beurre blanc and emulsion (béarnaise) sauces
• Étouffée of pork, lamb, beef, pork
• Pastry creams
• Moistening cake
• Ice cream and sorbets
• Plain or fruit mousse
• Ice cubes for cocktails

NAPSI Certification
Maple Water from Québec has its own standards certification. NAPSI was implemented by the maple producers’ association, the Quebec Maple Syrup Producers, to ensure their product’s authenticity and quality. When they see this seal, consumers know they will be drinking fresh, crystal-clear maple water, the very same sap that flows through the tree. NAPSI is an acronym that captures the best qualities for which Maple Water from Québec is known:

• Natural
• Authentic, the way Nature provides it from the tree
• Pure, with no added agents or ingredients
• Sterile, devoid of all microorganisms
• Integral, as it is whole and unrefined

Find out more at napsi.ca.

Where to Find Maple Water
Look for maple water in grocery stores all year round. It’s collected from the trees in springtime, sterilized, and sealed in Tetra Pak® containers. It requires no refrigeration before opening and keeps for more than 18 months at room temperature. That’s why you can enjoy maple water any time of the year!

Maple Water Beverages
Maple water is delicious on its own, but it makes magic paired with fruit. When out shopping, you’ll likely see different brands of maple drinks flavoured with berries and fruits such as lemon.