Description
The Sirop de Liège 300 g is the smallest family jar of Meurens Vrai Sirop de Liège. It is ideal for discovering the recipe, for someone living alone, for a first purchase or for keeping a spare jar alongside your main one, for example at the office or on holiday.
Sirop de Liège 300 g: the discovery size
The syrup is made in Aubel, in the heart of the Pays de Herve (Herve region), by Siroperie Meurens. Its recipe combines concentrated pear, apple and date juices with sugar: it takes around 400 g of fruit to make 100 g of syrup. The result is a thick, fruity spread that is easy to spread.
Ingredients
Concentrated fruit juices 65% (pears, apples, date), sugar 35%, acidity regulator: citric acid.
Average nutritional values per 100 g
- Energy: 1194 kJ / 281 kcal
- Fat: < 0.5 g, of which saturates: < 0.1 g
- Carbohydrate: 68 g, of which sugars: 62 g
- Fibre: 2 g
- Protein: 0.6 g
- Salt: 0.02 g
Ideas for using your jar of Sirop de Liège
- At breakfast, on fresh or toasted bread.
- With Herve cheese or another cheese with character.
- On crêpes, waffles or plain yoghurt.
- In a sauce for boulets à la liégeoise (Liège-style meatballs), a marinade or a vinaigrette.
Did you know?
In the region, people also speak of “sirop de Herve” or pear and apple syrup: it is the same speciality, born in the orchards of the Pays de Herve. Each syrup maker keeps its own recipe, sweeter or richer to a greater or lesser degree. For inspiration in the kitchen, the syrup works offers on its website a recipe for boulets à la liégeoise with syrup (in French), along with ideas for desserts and accompaniments.
Sirop de Liège 300 g: format and storage
Packaging: jar of Sirop de Liège 300 g with turquoise lid. The syrup keeps for around 3 years at room temperature. After opening, close the jar tightly.
Other sizes available
Use it often? Move up to the 450 g jar or the 900 g jar. Fancy a change? Try the 300 g apricot version. For shops, the same jar is available in a pack of 12.
Siroperie Meurens, in Aubel since 1902
Clément Meurens founded his syrup works in 1902, near Aubel railway station, to stay close to the orchards of the Pays de Herve. Vrai Sirop de Liège, a trademark registered in 1947, became the company’s flagship product. The fruit is pressed, then the juices are concentrated before being put into jars. To find out more, visit the Siroperie Meurens website.
Sirop de Liège 300 g: frequently asked questions
Does Sirop de Liège 300 g contain added sugar?
Yes: the recipe contains 35% sugar to 65% concentrated fruit juices. For a version with no added sugar, discover the artisanal syrups from Nyssen and Charlier.
Does it contain preservatives or colourings?
According to Siroperie Meurens, its syrups contain neither preservatives nor colourings. The only additive listed is citric acid, used as an acidity regulator.
How long does it keep?
Around 3 years at room temperature, in its unopened packaging.
Delivery is free from €80 incl. VAT to Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. You can also collect your purchases from our shop in Petit-Rechain.
