Maple taffy
Maple taffy (known as tire d'érable in French) is a traditional Canadian sweet made by boiling pure maple syrup until it thickens, then pouring it directly onto fresh, clean snow. As the boiling syrup hits the cold snow, it instantly cools and hardens into a soft, chewy, and incredibly sticky candy. To eat it, you press a wooden popsicle stick into one end of the strip and roll it up, creating a warm, sweet lollipop. This beloved treat is the ultimate highlight of the spring "sugar-off" season (le temps des sucres) in Quebec and Eastern Canada, where families gather at local sugar shacks (cabanes à sucre) to celebrate the annual maple harvest.
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