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Turkey Condiment

Çam Balı

世界シェアの9割!エーゲ海の松の森が育む濃厚でウッディなハチミツ

Vegetarian

Description

A dark, spicy-flavored honey made not from flowers, but by bees collecting the secretions of scale insects living on pine trees.

Classification: For Everyone,Sweetener,Rich Depth

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How to use

Ingredients

  • Pine honeydew honey

Instructions

  1. [Authentic Recipe]
  2. Set up beehives in the pine forests of southwestern Turkey (like Muğla) from summer to autumn.
  3. Bees collect honeydew secreted by specific insects feeding on pine sap, returning it to the hive to mature.
  4. Extract the honey from honeycombs using a centrifuge and filter impurities. It resists crystallization, remaining smoothly liquid for a long time.
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips

Key spices

Woody and spicy aroma

Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets

Dark honeydew honey like Manuka honey

Pairing

Kaymak (Clotted cream) and Bread

Trivia

[Trend] Turkey produces about 90% of the world's pine honey. Less sweet and richer than floral honey, highly prized as a natural remedy for sore throats and coughs.

Eating tips & etiquette

[Unique Eating] Pour thickly over high-fat kaymak and eat on breakfast bread as 'Bal Kaymak' to savor blissful sweetness!

Allergen

None

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