The Maple Boom

Gastropod

Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley

Science, Food, History, Arts

4.7 • 3.5K Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2016

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Many people only think of maple syrup at the breakfast table, when they’re facing down a stack of hot, fluffy pancakes or some French toast. They’re missing out. Maple is undergoing a major boom, newly ascendant in beverage aisles, Asian kitchens, and even biomedical research laboratories. In this episode, we visit sugar shacks and talk to the experts to find out why tree sap is so hot right now—and whether it can live up to the hype. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This Friday, the cinematic experience of the summer arrives.
0:06.0	Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an epic thriller about the man
0:10.7	who risks destroying the world for the one chance to save it.
0:14.9	Featuring an incredible cast including Robert County Jr., Emily Blunt, Oscar winner's
0:19.2	Matt Damon and Kenneth Branna, Oscar nominee Florence Pugh and Killian Murphy as J.
0:23.9	Robert Oppenheimer.
0:25.9	Read in theaters Friday, rated R.
0:31.9	Alright, coconut water is all the rage.
0:34.4	I can't stand it but a lot of people love it.
0:36.4	Now, maple water might be saying, move over.
0:39.6	Brian Webb takes a look at what could be the next big thing.
0:42.6	The last few years with my family, we've been playing around with this concept of making
0:46.9	maple sap into a drink and we found a great way to do that.
0:50.4	And we've now created three products that are on the shelf here in Vermont.
0:54.4	Take a seat coconut water.
0:56.4	There's a new drink in town and it's made from tree sap.
0:59.4	Are you drinking tree sap Cynthia?
1:02.4	Not at this exact moment but I've tried it and it's pretty tasty.
1:06.4	And what about you dear listeners?
1:07.9	Are you on the tree sap train?
1:09.4	Or are you all wondering what the hell we're talking about?
1:12.4	This is Gastropod, the podcast that looks at food through the lens of science and history.
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