Strawberry Tree Honey

The Strawberry Tree Honey It is the most famous among the honeys of Sardinian origin and among the most precious in the world.

This variety is one of the rarest, as the plant flowers in October-November. Despite its widespread distribution throughout Italy, the strawberry tree produces honey almost exclusively in Sardinia, where bees are active in the fall and winter. During these seasons, bees are unable to concentrate the collected nectar, so the honey always has high humidity, which, if not controlled by the beekeeper, risks fermentation.

Crystallization occurs rapidly. The color is amber in liquid honey, hazelnut to brown with gray-green hues in crystallized honey.
Both the smell and the taste are intense, in the mouth it is persistent, with a strong bitter and astringent component.

The Strawberry Tree HoneyDue to its bitter taste, it's a honey for connoisseurs. In cooking, it can be paired with bitter vegetables, by analogy (cardoons, artichokes), or with sweet, fatty cheeses (by contrast).
It's the perfect honey for coffee; the two bitters pair beautifully without the honey overpowering the aroma of the drink. In Sardinia, it's used as an ingredient in a very special nougat.