WHERE TO EAT The best Sugar pie in the world (according to food experts)

"If you can’t sample everything—you are not to be blamed; portions are impressive—opt for the traditional sugar pie, a single-crust pie filled with a luscious cream, butter, and maple syrup concoction."

"Québec's favorite dessert reaches its apogee at Aux Anciens Canadiens, 34 rue St-Louis. Think smooth maple sugar with a crust, at the ideal end of a traditional meal."

"A similar pie also worth trying in Québéc is the tarte au sirop d’érable, or maple syrup pie, which we found in Montréal at La Fournée Des Sucreries de L’érable, a small stand inside Marché Jean-Talon with a host of maple-syrupy delights (as well as savory fare like quiches and tourtières)."

"At famously indulgent Au Pied de Cochon, there’s a beloved tarte au sucre (with ice cream) for two…but good luck eating it after a typically over-the-top meal there."

"This pie boasts a sticky-sweet filling and a chewy, sugary crust. Divine."

"Don't miss the Hoosier Sugar Cream Pie, a rich, custardy pie made with sugar, cream, flour and vanilla."

"I was handed a piece of sugar pie which was quite good and not too sweet."

"My favorite, Hoosier Cream. That last one is an utterly simple mix of butter, sugar, and vanilla-flavored cream, baked to become a sort of fudgy custard that is like a Midwestern analog of dulce de leche, but richer. It is the official state pie of Indiana."

"Sugar cream pie, Indiana's official state dessert, is nowhere better."