Cane Country · Sugarcane Syrup
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The syrup is boiled down from cane juice in the same open kettles used for over a century at Guairá's traditional sugar mills, with barely any change in method.
Sugarcane juice is slow-boiled into a thick, dark syrup, bottled and sold at markets around Villarrica. It's drizzled over mbeju, pancakes, or simply stirred into drinks as a natural sweetener.
Why it's made this way: The syrup is a direct byproduct of Guairá's long-standing sugar mill industry, making it one of the department's most distinctive local products.
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