Corbezzolo honey is one of the rarest honeys in the world. In fact, produced only in a few areas of the world such as Sardinia, Corsica, and part of Tuscany in Italy, it is a highly prized honey and very difficult to produce, due to the scarcity of the plant and its flowering season, which normally coincides with early autumn.
Because of this, its commercial value is far higher than the rest of the honeys: it is produced on average every three years and in small quantities, due also to the climate changes that are devastating the planet.
Its price is also linked to the fact that this honey has very special properties in addition to having a unique taste: it is in fact a bitter honey and its aftertaste in fact tastes like a mixture of coffee and mango while still remaining a completely unique flavor.
Some love it in espresso coffee! this is becoming an increasingly popular trend even in Italy the home of espresso coffee: in fact, many people, not liking coffee that is too sweet tend to drink it bitter, but even this flavor is likely to be too intense for those who prefer to feel even a bit of sweetness in the world's most popular drink. In this regard, arbutus honey can be considered ideal for those people who want to keep the bitter taste of coffee but without taking it too bitter: the sweet/bitter aftertaste of this honey in fact makes it a balanced drink with a sublime meeting between sweet and bitter.
Many people in Italy also like to find this type of honey in the typical dessert of Sardinia called seadas: it is a fried dough dessert with cow's cheese and lemon zest inside on which a spoonful of honey is poured before serving. Again, the bitter aftertaste of honey makes this dessert a unique contrast of flavors.
Of course, chees cannot be missed, and in particular ricotta cheese, which, being a mild cheese combines very specially with this product.
To fully benefit from the unique health benefits of this honey it is recommended to consume two or three teaspoons throughout the day either accompanied by other dishes or even on its own.