Molise Honey

Molise – ‘Il miele del Molise’

(see rural Molise Tourism)
Types of Honey:

• Acacia – ‘Miele di acacia’ (Robinia pseudoacacia L.)
• Alfalfa – ‘Miele di erba medica’ (Medicago sativa L.)
• Borage – ‘Miele di borragine’ (Borago officinalis)
• Cherry Honey – ‘Miele di ciliegio’ (Prunus spp.)
• Citrus – Orange, Lemon, Grapefruit – ‘Miele di agrumi’ (Citrus spp.)
• Chestnut – ‘Miele di castagno’ (Castanea sativa Mill)
• Forest Honeydew – ‘Melata di bosco, Melata di metcalfa’ (Insect: Metcalfa pruinosa (Say))
• Rocket Honey (aka Sanacciola) – ‘Miele di ruchetta o sanacciola’ (Cruciferae)
• Sainfoin – ‘Miele di lupinella’ (Onobrychis viciifolia Scop.)
• Sulla (aka Spanish sainfoin, French honeysuckle, Sweetvetch) – ‘Miele di sulla’ (Hedysarum coronarium L.)
• Wildflower Honey from Molise – ‘Miele Milliefiori del Molise’ Produced throughout the hilly and mountainous Molise region,

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

Official Molise Website