Oro dell’Etna
In the province of Catania there is something named “Oro dell’Etna” the Etna’s gold and it isn’t a precious metal but a food a delicious food, a precious food. It’s the Etna's honey!
The honey production business
Many Sicilians produce honey, and for them, it represents a valid source of income.
You have to know that on Etna slopes there's a little town named "Zafferana Etnea”. In this village, There is the greatest concentration of honey producers in Italy.
On a population of about 9000 people, there are almost 900 beekeepers it's about the 10% of the whole population!!!
Different Tastes Of Honey
The different kinds of honey produced are mainly 8:
- Orange blossom (Citrus)
- Orange
- Eucalyptus
- One thousand flower honey
- Thyme
- Indian fig
- Chestnut
- Acacia
Furthermore is present a vast production of flavoured honey cream, such as: hazelnut, pistachio nut, banana, strawberry, mixed berries.
The legend
The honey production of Zafferana Etnea began since 1920 and is well-known all over Italy.
The legend tells of an humble boy, a worker that was particularly attracted by the bees and the honey produced by them. So he decided to give up the fields and to dedicate himself to the business of beekeeper. His passion then transformed into work and then the same happened for his family. The families grew and with them also the number of "lapari" (as they are call in Sicilian dialect the beekeepers).
Its healing properties
The honey of Zafferana it is excellent for its healing properties and of course it’s used in pastry making. Very popular are the nougats, "mostaccioli" sweets and the "zeppole" sweets.
As mentioned earlier the Sicilian honey owns very particular healing properties, in fact it’s an excellent laxative, a great mucolytic, and a effective expectorant.
There are thousands of reasons to consume more honey, so what are you waiting for? Type on google: "Zafferana Honey" find an online store and buy a bunch of honey jars and its derivatives!
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I had no clue this region was so big in honey!. Like if Italy doesn't have enough beautiful things!. Love it:)
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I love when I have the chance to buy a piece of the honeycomb with honey inside- it's so satisfying to chew on. Thanks for the informative post!
I don't know if they sell online the honeycomb... I'm sure you can buy in the ordinary stores in Zafferana Etnea
I'll check it out. Thanks for the tips :)
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the bees are wonderful insects I like honey and this one seems delicious thanks a lot for sharing ;)
yes @othmanesl they are wonderful insects and we should protect them, their extinction for many reasons could cause our extinction
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Very interesting. I love honey and use it a lot in my baking and sweet making. Thank you for this interesting post on your region. X
I'm glad you liked these infos @allaboutpastries and I hope one day you can taste/ use the golden honey of Zafferana Etnea
Oh so do I. I will keep your post for future travel decisions (when the purse allows)! X
Sicilian pride!
... so many tasty foods, wines... It's almost an embarrassment of riches @mrliga
Wow! I never new about this process.
@sa6231 :)
Well, it looks like gold!
yes the colour it's the same @airmatti
All that honey looks really delicious! Do you know if the local honey has any special health effects compared to other kinds of honey?
Some don't belive different honey has any differences between them.. they surely haven't tasted more than one honey!
well you should consider that the flowers, the trees and so on are grown under the volcano on the volcanic ashes, so they have special organoleptic properties, probably the honey has them too, but It's not properly my field of knowledge
This would be an interesting topic though.. thanks for the good post!