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BlogSardinian Thistle Honey
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Selected Sardinian Thistle Honey (1 x 250g)
FORMAT: Tasting Set 250g
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Enjoy this selected Sardinian Traditional Thistle honey (miele di cardo) made by La Bottega del Miele, Thistle honey has a particular floral flavor. It has an excellent sweetening power and is rich in vitamins and minerals, it is considered an ally of our digestive and cardiovascular systems. The color is amber, more or less dark depending on the blooms. The flavor and aroma are decisive, intense and persistent. It has a slightly bitter aftertaste. It can be considered one of the most famous Sardinian honey.
HEALTH BENEFITS
- Thistle honey (miele di cardo), is rich in vitamins and minerals, it is considered an ally of our digestive system because it helps digestion after meals and is known for its benefits on blood circulation; it is an important ally for our liver because it helps detoxify and stimulates liver activity by improving digestion and avoiding the feeling of tiredness and sickness that we experience when we overeat food, and is a good cardio-stimulator and facilitates blood circulation in those subjects suffering from delicate problems of this kind.
CERTIFICATES & VALUE
- Careful and refined selection of typical Italian food products.
- Authentic manufacturing process
TASTING
This kit is recommended for the preparation of:
- Green salad with yogurt and thistle honey for 4 to 6 people
- Preparation: Easy, 15’
- Recipe: available hereÂ
- In this kit: Thistle honey
- You will need: Read leaf lettuce, Green leaf lettuce, 1 ½ onion, 1 avocado, 1 carrot, 2 tomatoes, Fresh baby spinach, Pepper to taste, 1/2 cup feta cheese, few basil leaves, 40 ml of extra virgin olive oil, 1 lemon juice, 30g of thistle honey, 250g greek yogurt and 1 ursino garlic.
Alternative tasting tips with the ingredients in this kit:
- Thistle honey (miele di cardo), with its floral and enveloping flavor, lends itself very much to culinary combinations even rather daring: we can use it to accompany some meat dishes, fresh ricotta or, according to a more classic scheme, together with cheeses with an intense flavor. In fact, thistle honey tends to mitigate and make strong flavors more homogeneous. Alternatively, it is considered exceptional as a sweetener for black and herbal tea or spread on rusks and bread. It tastes very good on seadas too (a typical Sardinian sweet). It is excellent in combination with semi-mature cheeses such as pecorino or goat cheese.
A nice idea for a different appetizer is the following recipe:(whip 250g of fresh ricotta or cream cheese with 25g of honey, 5g of salt and a pinch of pepper with an electric whisk; put the mixture in a piping bag and keep in the fridge for 1 hour, then take a slice of soft bread, you have to brown it in a pan with a knob of butter (one to two tablespoons), when it is ready, cover with the cream, add some fresh blueberries and crumble a little crunchy bacon on top!
STORAGE
- Thistle honey (miele di cardo) Honey tends to crystallize under a certain temperature, we recommend storing it in a place with a temperature not lower than 20 °C, otherwise, before use, heat in a bain-marie until the right consistency is reached.
PRODUCER
Sardinia Blue Zone
About
Authentic 100% Sardinian products
Authentic Sardinian products selected by our local food & wine expert, Maurizio Stara
Sardinia Blue Zone's assorted packages are all made in Sardinia according to local tradition, to bring the best of Sardinian diet, a key to the longevity of the inhabitants of this wild and magnificent island. Through the use of a few genuine and also 100% local ingredients, freshness and quality are guaranteed. All products are tested in the kitchen by Sardinian gastronomic experts. These are authentic food products with a short supply chain.
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REGION
Sardinia, or Sardegna, its Italian name, is located in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea and it is its second largest island, after Sicilia. It´s a land where ancient traditions, natural contrasts, colours and intense flavours always conquer every single visitor. Sardinian cuisine has the encharming of simplicity: genuine ingredients with strong flavours. It's possible to appreciate this culinary identity by trying several products such as Pecorino and Fiore Sardo cheeses, the Carciofo Spinoso (artichoke), Zafferano (saffron) and Bottarga (salted, cured fish roe). Wines are another way to discover the best tastes of Sardinia as each territory has one that characterizes it. This foodie tour wouldn't be complete without mentioning some of the typical pasta dishes. In Sardinia, pasta lovers can choose between dried pasta fregola and malloreddus and fresh pasta like culurgiones, filindeu and lorighittas. But there also authentic sardinian recipes based on meat and fish, such as suckling pig, lamb or goat, cordula (goat's intestines), entrails of lamb, boiled mutton, char-grilled eels, crustaceans, sea bass, sea bream and tuna cooked as many ways as you can imagine. The extra condiment of each preparation is the high quality.Sardinia
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This honey is the result of a careful selection and research process. For this Sardinian specialty included in this package, 1 company from the territory of Sardinia was selected.
- Thistle honey. During the flowering season, the bees produce a more or less dark, bitter honey with a strong aroma, typically Sardinian. It can be considered as one of the most famous Sardinian honeys. Thistle honey has a particular floral flavor. It has an excellent sweetening power and is rich in vitamins and minerals, it is considered an ally of the digestive and cardiovascular system: it helps digestion after meals and is known for its benefits on blood circulation.
