Strawberry Tree Raw Honey

Description

Strawberry tree raw honey is a typical product of Sardinia. Some says that it is also among the most ancient products of the Sardinian cuisine. Moreover, it is one of the most difficult to find product all over the world, due to its extraordinary properties.

Here in Italy, we have many products that have beneficial properties for human health, in particular honeys, and especially Strawberry tree raw honey: rare, healthy, beneficial, and thus expensive.
The strawberry tree is a slow growth evergreen shrub, it belongs to the Ericacee family, and only in favorable and repaired areas it is able to reach from 6 to 10 meters (10 to 32 ft) of height. Although, due to fires and deforestation, it’s rare to find one higher than 2.5 meters (8 ft).

Going back in the history, it is said that Ancient Romans gave name to this beautiful and particular plant: Arutus unedo. Virgil, inside its Georgics, was used to call it arbutus. While, Pliny the Elder, call as unum edo, which means “I eat only one“, simply to say how much unpleasant (bitter) was the strawberry tree fruit.

Prevailing pollens and nectars guarantee by producer:
Arbutus unedo.

The net weight in the glass pot is standard 250 g.

• Taste: an unique bitterly sweet, dense, strong, long lasting taste.
• Scent: sharp, it recalls ivy leaves, bitter herbs and sometimes cocoa beans.
• Outer appearance: from light to dark hazelnut color, shifting to light brown color with amber shades. Always crystallized.

Our suggestion for:

• Food pairings: we recommend to taste it as it is, and use it with care: read this article to discover more. However, our producer suggests that the best pairing is with sharp and ripen cheese like Vezzena and Tabaccaio, and blue cheese.

How to prepare for serving: at room temperature add a table spoon of Strawberry tree raw honey to one of the food pairing suggestion. The strawberry tree honey is always crystallized, and it does not need to be heated!