Liguria Honey

Liguria – ‘Il miele della Liguria’

Competition for the Best Honey Park [English translation]. Results for 2010 [English translation].

• Ligurian Honey -Chestnut honey -Heather honey -Eucalyptus honey -Honey Raspberry -Lavender honey -Honeydew of Metcalfa -Honey bush -Wildflower honey –
• Acacia – ‘Miele di acacia’ (Robinia pseudoacacia L.)
• Bramble (aka Honey Bush) – ‘Miele di rovo’ (Rubus spp.)
• Chestnut – ‘Miele di castagno’ (Castanea sativa Mill)
• Eucalyptus – Red River Gum – ‘Miele di eucalpito’ (Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh)
• Erica arborea Heather Honey – ‘Miele di erica arborea’ (Erica arborea L.)
• Erica cinerea Heather Honey – ‘Miele di erica cinerea’ (Erica cinerea)
• Forest Honeydew from Liguria – ‘Melata di metcalfa della Liguria’ (From honeydew produced by the insect: Metcalfa pruinosa (Say) from a variety of trees such as Linden (Tilia platyphyllos Scop.), Smoke Tree – ‘Scotano or Albero della nebbia or Sommacco (near Trieste)’ (Rhus Cotinus), Oak and Roverella (Quercus ilex L., Quercus petraea and Quercus pubescens Willd.), Maple (Acer campestre L., Acer mospessulanum L., Acer saccharinum L.))
• Lavender – ‘Miele di lavanda’ (Lavandula angustifolia)
• Lime Tree (aka Linden or Basswood) – ‘Miele di tiglio’ (Tilia spp.)
• Raspberry – ‘Miele di lampone’ (Rubus idaeus)
• Strawberry Tree – ‘Miele di corbezzolo’ (Arbutus unedo L.)

PAT – Honey certified as a Traditional Italian Food.
Honey identified and cataloged by the Arc of Taste (Slow Foods)