Ingredients: 100% Chestnut honey.

Weight: gr. 250 – 8.82 oz.

Chestnut honey is obtained from chestnut flowers and is harvested between the months of June and October.
Chestnut honey tends to remain liquid, because of the strong component of fructose. The eventual crystallization is very slow, not always regular.
Color: the color is dark amber brown color. It has an intense aroma, it is not very sweet.
Properties: known for its anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties, it is a source of protein, vitamins B and C and minerals.
Use: Today is used in the kitchen in combination with cheese particularly seasoned (pecorino, goats), but also with cottage cheese.

History

The honey used for thousands of years, was considered the ‘Food of the Gods’, because it brought the body wellness and health. It ‘s a natural and energetic sweetener, composed for the 85-95% fructose and glucose, contains minerals traces, vitamins, enzymes and antibiotic substances.
La Cremeria del Lago produces also a smaller extent of honey of high quality in Piedmont region.