Natural Honey – Not one to be confined to special occasions.

A mystical interaction between bees and their keepers creates the marriage of the smooth sweetness and nectarous texture that forms natural honey from the beautiful heights of the Tuscan hills. With the aid of a third partner- the exquisitely unique, warm Italian climate- natural honey from this area of natural resounding lustrous greenery, is the best and always a final result of this successful three-way collaboration of human and natural features.

Initially deriving from cultivation and food gathering; natural honey has always accompanied the history of Italian sustenance from the Dark Age’s right through to modern times and, used by the Etruscans as a votive offering, natural honey was first detailed by the Romans who introduced it to savoury dishes as a natural alternative, affordable sweetening agent.

As the centuries progressed however, natural honey became more and more prevalent in the kitchen and was as such, introduced to a number of both sweet and savoury dishes. From the feasting tables from the renaissance period to the unsavoury surroundings of peasants and street folk; natural honey began to evolve towards a new equilibrium and natural honey unfortunately ended up disappearing from the main course to be confined to the dessert category.

Nowadays natural honey- especially popular in Italian and Morrocon cuisine- is mostly used to create sweets like Torrone- a lovely birthday offering and also fruit fritters that make for the perfectly light yet substantial ending to a large meal. However, for those with a sweet AND savoury palate; just a spoonful of natural honey can sweeten a mug of hot steaming tea, transform a dry slice of granary into a sweet treat or even form the base of a salad dressing. And, if you’ve never tried adding a dollop of natural honey to a Morrocon tagine; you’re truly missing out!

Natural honey: food of the God’s- the food for you. Visit www.mieledaprato.co.uk to find out more!

Natural Honey from mieledaprato.co.uk. We are specialist importers of some of the finest honey from the hills of Tuscany – visit us online today and try our Honey Tea.