Alemany 1879 Chestnut Honey is an intense honey with strong notes of dry wood.
From the humid mountain areas where chestnut trees predominate.
Technical details:
Producer: Alemany1879
Origin:Catalonia, Extremadura, Castile and León, Asturias, and Galicia.
Ingredients: 100% Spanish honey.
Nutritional information
- Energy value: 1.424kJ / 335Kcal
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 83.3g
- Sugars: 77g
- Dietary fiber: 0g
- Protein: <0.1g
- Salt: <0.01g
Best before: 2 years.
500g glass jar.
Harvest: Summer
Allergens: may contain traces of other nuts
Chestnut honey is a single-flower honey with a fairly dark amber color. Its aroma is floral, although an herbaceous scent predominates, with a marked note of dry wood.
It has a sweet taste, though salty notes and even a hint of bitterness can be detected. Its flavor evokes the forest, as it is highly reminiscent of wood or resin.
USAGE TIPS:
• Thanks to its savory notes and intense flavor, it is ideal for combining with and adding to hot preparations featuring meat or fish.
• It is excellent for cooking, in different preparations, to enhance dishes and add value through its aromas.
• It is perfect for use especially in savory recipes, as it brings them balance.
APPLICATIONS:
• Add to sauces to accompany or serve with fish or meat. For example, honey and mustard sauces, soy-based sauces, lemon-based sauces to accompany white fish, red wine reductions with honey, etc.
• Add a spoonful to the sofrito for meat and mushroom rice dishes.
• Use especially to confit game meats. Marinate the product in honey for several hours and then confit it in its own fat. For example, make duck confit.
• Marinate meats or fish with honey (covering them with honey and spices, for example) and then cook as desired (sear on a griddle, cook at low temperature, oven roast, etc.). Examples include marinating fish such as tuna, cod, turbot, etc., and game such as rabbit, duck, etc.
• Dissolve a spoonful into the sauce of beef or pork stews.
• Drizzle over warm toast topped, for example, with goat cheese, sobrasada, caramelized onion, tuna, Roquefort- or Gorgonzola-style cheese,