Italian Asphodel Honey, 250 g (Miele di Asfodelo)

Apicoltura Rossi honeys are natural products, they are not flavored, they do not contain artificial aromas, and they are honeys produced by bees that visit monoculture fields. The taste of honey is influenced by the specific flower of the plant.

Italian Asphodel Honey (Miele di Asfodelo)

Ideal for breakfast, in herbal teas and coffee, excellent in combination with fresh and aged cheeses, recommended for marinating fish. The word asphodel comes from Greek and literally means "the valley of what has not turned to ash."

Although asphodels grow in areas particularly prone to fires, they do not actually burn. For the ancient Greeks and Romans, the asphodel was a sacred plant, symbolizing the resurrection of the dead and used to decorate tombs.

• Harvest period: March-April
• Harvest area: Tuscany
• Aroma: vegetal, slightly pungent
• Taste: hay-like, sugary with floral and vegetal flavors
• Color: straw yellow when liquid, light beige when crystallized.
• Crystallization: fine

Biological name of the plant: Asphodelus microcarpus (Asphodelaceae)

Apicoltura Rossi honey experts respect the properties of this gift of nature at every stage of the production process, which is strictly controlled and prepared without heat treatment. Interventions on the product are kept to a minimum, and honeys from different batches are not mixed to preserve their typicality.

• No added sugars
• No pasteurization
• No preservatives
• Purely natural

Ingredients: 100% Asphodel Honey (country of origin: Tuscany - Italy).