Corbezzolo or wildflower honey
Corbezzolo is the distinctly bitter strawberry-tree honey associated with Sardinia and served with cheese or seadas.
- Botanical source
- Arbutus unedo
- Flavor
- Intensely bitter
- At the table
- Pecorino and seadas
At the table
The surprise is the bitterness. Pair this Sardinian honey with pecorino or spoon it over sebadas, letting the bitter note contrast with the sweetness.
Taste a little on its own before adding it to the dish, then decide how much of that character you want.
Cook with it
Corbezzolo is a specific honey
Look for the botanical name or miele di corbezzolo. Wildflower honey is a different description, not an interchangeable identity.
