Corsica honey (Mele di Corsica)

Miel de Corse – Mele di Corsica

What it is

One appellation, six honeys, named for the season and the plant cover the bees worked: spring, spring maquis, maquis honeydew, chestnut grove, summer maquis and autumn maquis, each checked by pollen analysis against a Corsican reference base. The bees must be of the Corsican ecotype, and honeys from cultivated crops are excluded, citrus apart. Tree heather leads in spring, chestnut in early summer and strawberry tree in autumn–winter, which is why the late jars turn bitter, like coffee grounds.

In the kitchen

Read the variety on the jar before you cook with it: the pale, sweet summer maquis suits brocciu and fruit, while chestnut grove and autumn maquis are bitter enough to stand up to cheese, roast figs or a dressing. Keep it closed and away from heat.

Goes with

Brocciu Chestnut flour Fig Clementine Almond Lemon Goat cheese Yogurt

Same species

Bee pollen Honey Honeycomb

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