Maple Syrup Vs Golden Syrup

I had both on my Pancakes last night, and this was the first time I've had Maple Syrup (being in the UK) and I've got to say, I thought it was horrible. Give me Golden Syrup anyday.

What do you prefer on your Pancakes?

Maybe you don't like either and prefer something else, sugar, lemon or jam?

 

What in god's name is Golden Syrup?

 

Being from Canada, it's maple syrup all the way.

 

Maple syrup is the only way to go.

 

Is golden syrup anything like golden showers?

 

I prefer my pancakes plain or with fresh fruit.

 

Was it *real* maple syrup, or Aunt Jemimah's / Mrs. Butterworth / etc.?

Very few people have enjoyed the taste of real maple syrup because it's fairly expensive.

 

I refuse to use anything but pure 100% maple syrup. Unless my only option is the fake crap, I always use it.

 

It's not really that expensive. My parents usually have a bottle of it kicking around.

 

Golden Syrup

 

Well it's much more expensive than the fake stuff, at any rate. But it does take 40 gallons of sap to make 1 gallon of syrup.

 

Golden Syrup is the UK (maybe European?) version of Maple Syrup. Its treacle.

 

I worked in a Denny's for a while, and only recently can even stand the smell of pancakes.

On the rare occassion I do eat them, I put peanut butter on them.

 

Treacle is ok, but as a Canadian I'd have to go with REAL maple syrup. Actually, even the fake stuff and Corn syrup are preferable to treacle.

As a side note any Canadian that does not defend maple syrup should be subjected to the national punishment: a stern, deriding - yet polite- look of disapproval.

 

Crepes with powdered sugar and Nutella are pretty damn good.

 

Treacle=mollases, I think.

And it should be said, the pancakes G-Fett ate are probably not the Denny's variety (if he has the same as I had on pancake day growing up). I think they're German pancakes.

But I could be absolutely incorrect in this whole post.

 

screw syrup, Hyrup is my choice

 

That's ok I'm English, just moving to Canada

 

The pancakes made here in the UK on Pancake Day resemble crepes more than they do US buttermilk pancakes. If I was having a US-style pancake it would have to be butter and maple syrup for me. I've never actually had UK-style pancakes or Golden Syrup.

 

I've tried maple syrup, it was bland, flavourless goop and didn't do anything to make the pancake taste better. I think golden syrup would be too sickly sweet.

I prefer lime juice and sugar on mine.

 

Actually they were pancakes I made myself in my very UK based kitchen from my Mothers recipe.

 

I actually googled all the vocabulary in this thread, and yes, there is a descrepency between the US defintion of the words, and the UK version.

If I were eating the pancakes I believe G is describing, the golden syrup would indeed be delightful. Seems golden syrup has a far more subtle flavor than the super sweet maple that goes on US flapjacks. At least, according to what I read.

 

Ah, I see.

So, when I had Maple on one of my Pancakes last night, I was actually eating the wrong topping for that pancake. Interesting.

 

I've never tried maple syrup so golden syrup wins by proxy.

Golden syrup is like a syrupy (not thick and gloopy), sweet, golden coloured () treacle. And I prefer lemon and sugar on my pancakes (which for the benefit of non-Brits are like crepes).

Everybody got that?