tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post5010263873676004211..comments2024-03-28T07:47:44.433+02:00Comments on NAMI-NAMI: a food blog: What we are drinking right nowPillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05817049547134774699noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-43581109329468473792014-04-14T17:59:16.932+03:002014-04-14T17:59:16.932+03:00We're bottling birch tree sap ... and bringing...We're bottling birch tree sap ... and bringing it to the US. It's a pretty amazing product, hope you'll enjoy it - www.byarozavik.com.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-57639783512405433792009-05-03T08:38:00.000+03:002009-05-03T08:38:00.000+03:00Iml - well, we've got no coconuts here, so birch a...Iml - well, we've got no coconuts here, so birch and maple sap are the natural spring-time options :)<br /><br />Nicole - yes, early spring, when the average daily temperature is 4 C and before the birch leaves appear. The season is pretty short, just a fortnight or so. <br /><br />Scott - do so. But note that as you live in a much warmer place than I do, the season is probably over for 2009 already. But you can always try next year. I wonder if your wife's family in Poland collects the birch and maple sap in the spring (or relatives on the countryside?).Pillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817049547134774699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-48174053924904651702009-05-02T18:36:00.000+03:002009-05-02T18:36:00.000+03:00Tree in my garden looks like a birch. Will have t...Tree in my garden looks like a birch. Will have to find out!Scott at Real Epicureanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935102352822407092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-34117548051314886712009-04-30T12:41:00.000+03:002009-04-30T12:41:00.000+03:00"Do you tap them right away in the spring?"
The s..."Do you tap them right away in the spring?"<br /><br />The season is about 2 spring weeks only - until the ground is fully thawed.<br /><br />"You drink it au naturel - tastes like a very lightly sweetened good water :)"<br /><br />Some also ferment the sap and bottle it, and then preserve in cellar. But the fresh sap is much tastier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-11944855056724990662009-04-29T22:00:00.000+03:002009-04-29T22:00:00.000+03:00Wow, I have actually never heard of drinking it st...Wow, I have actually never heard of drinking it straight from the tree. I will definitely have to try that. Do you tap them right away in the spring? <br /><br />Birch Syrup is not nearly as sweet or thick as Maple Syrup. I still love Maple Syrup the best, but Birch Syrup is a fun, much less expensive, and local alternative. <br /><br />I must admit that I don't have much syruping experience. As far as I know you just boil it down. My partner, David grew up in Maine and is the Maple Syrup officiando!Nicolehttp://www.arcticgardenstudio.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-14427170136398111752009-04-28T05:26:00.000+03:002009-04-28T05:26:00.000+03:00Interesting. This is something new to me. Drinking...Interesting. This is something new to me. Drinking sap of a birch tree.Here in Asia, it's the coconut juice.imlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09180004142955930580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-34192787103658581512009-04-27T09:16:00.000+03:002009-04-27T09:16:00.000+03:00Siri and Susan - I should have explained it :) You...Siri and Susan - I should have explained it :) You drink it <I>au naturel</I> - tastes like a very lightly sweetened good water :)<br /><br />Nicole - how interesting. Do you boil it down to reduce it as a syrup? We collect maple sap here as well, but it's not as sweet as the Sugar Maple sap you get in the Northern America, so it's not used for making maple syrup.Pillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817049547134774699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-12830944678481436272009-04-27T06:33:00.000+03:002009-04-27T06:33:00.000+03:00We have been thinking about doing this. Birch syru...We have been thinking about doing this. Birch syrup is pretty popular here in Alaska.Nicole Pearcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03777028410857045419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-69407582411512934222009-04-27T01:31:00.000+03:002009-04-27T01:31:00.000+03:00I second Siri's question. What are you gonna do wi...I second Siri's question. What are you gonna do with it?Susan from Food Bloggahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034518858688958369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-23689017224976422862009-04-26T22:18:00.000+03:002009-04-26T22:18:00.000+03:00Oh- I'm curious now! What will you do with it?Oh- I'm curious now! What will you do with it?Sirihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04414867945458292512noreply@blogger.com