Palm syrup
Edible syrup
Palm syrup (Spanish: Miel de palma, lit. 'palm honey') is an edible sweet syrup produced from the sap of a number of palms. It is produced in the Canary Islands and coastal regions of South America.
Species
In the Canary Islands, palm syrup is produced from the Canary Island date palm (Phoenix canariensis). In Chile, palm syrup is produced from the endangered Chilean wine palm (Jubaea chilensis).
Other species used include the coconut palm, sugar palm, and palmyra palm.
Production in the Canary Islands
Most guarapo and miel de palma production occurs in the municipality of Vallehermoso on La Gomera. The process of collecting sap from the palm and concentrating it into syrup is similar in many ways to the process used for maple syrup.
The sap, known as guarapo or garapa, is collected from a bowl-shaped depression cut into the crown of the tree. As guarapo spoils quickly in sunlight, the harvesting is done overnight. Every evening during the harvesting season, the guarapero (farmer) prepares each tree.
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