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Maitrank, a Belgian drink for May time

At the end of each April when the milder weather arrives, the people of Arlon, a Belgianmunicipality located in the Walloonprovince of Luxembourg, venture into the area’s surrounding beech woods in search of sweet woodruff, a delicate, fragrant little white plant sometimes referred to locally as Reine de mai(Queen of May) or Elodie Belle. The woodruff is used as the foundation of Maitrank (‘May drink’), an aperitif that is specific to the Arlon region.