Category:
\nAnimal products (honey, dairy products of various kinds excluding butter);<\/p>\n
1. Product name:
\nMiele di castagno toscano<\/p>\n
2. Other names:<\/p>\n
3. Short product description:
\nProduced in the highlands, Tuscan chestnut honey has a liquid consistency with a brilliant, varied amber-brown colour. It\u2019s not an overly sweet honey, but has a somewhat bitter aftertaste and intense aroma. It remains liquid for a long time, has a light golden amber colour and intense and aromatic woodsy fragrance. Like all dark honeys, it\u2019s particularly rich in minerals. It\u2019s a mild urinary tract disinfectant and stimulates the circulation with benefits to the kidney and liver.<\/p>\n
4. Production area:
\nAll Tuscan territories that cultivate chestnuts. Chestnut honey from the Alta Versilia, Amiata, Valle del Serchio, Val di Bisenzio, Casentino and Lunigiana are particularly prized.<\/p>\n
5. Production status:
\nr disappeared r at risk r active<\/p>\n
6. Production process:
\nTo extract the honey, the wooden frames are uncapped (i.e. the wax that seals the honey cells is removed) and then centrifuged to remove the honey from the cells. The honey is then left to settle after being filtered through a filter sock. From settling, it\u2019s packaged in a jar. A dehumidifier is used in the extracting room to stop the air\u2019s humidity from getting into the honey, as it is a highly hygroscopic product.<\/p>\n
7. Materials, equipment and premises used for production:
\ns Hives, honey super and wooden frames
\ns Extractor, centrifugal honey extractor
\ns Container for decanting (settling)
\ns Filters and other equipment for product storage<\/p>\n
8. Notes on traditionalism, homogeneity of spread and persistence of production rules over time:
\nChestnut honey has always been produced in Tuscan territories with a high number of chestnut orchards, as numerous historical texts and documents demonstrate, and has, for a long time, supplemented a farm\u2019s primary production. In the past, every family had a hive, but its honey – a product rich in nutrients and beneficial properties – was always considered a secondary product. More recently, some farms have made the decision to keep bees and produce honey as their primary product. While maintaining many of its traditional processing methods, beekeeping has been modernised primarily to meet current quality standards. Honey naturally reflects the unique aspects of the environment in which it\u2019s produced and is distilled with elements that set it apart, creating a unique and impossible to imitate foodstuff. Each site has its own heritage of unique nectar essences. Chestnut honey pairs well with hard goat\u2019s, sheep or cow\u2019s cheese.<\/p>\n
9. Production:
\nOfficial census data from the Tuscan Regional Government shows the total annual production of chestnut honey to be around 10,000 tonnes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":35320,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categories":[25],"categoria-prodotto":[],"class_list":["post-16405","prodotto","type-prodotto","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-animal-products-honey-dairy-products-of-various-kinds-excluding-butter"],"acf":{"vt_campo2":"","vt_campo3":"","subtitle":"","vt_product_img":"https:\/\/vetrinatoscana.netseven.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/495_569.jpg","vt_product_logo":"","vt_campo4":"
Tutto il territorio toscano interessato dalla coltivazione del castagno. Particolarmente rinomati sono i mieli di castagno dell\u2019Alta Versilia, dell\u2019Amiata, della Valle del Serchio, della Val di Bisenzio, del Casentino, della Lunigiana.<\/p>\n","vt_facebook":"","vt_instagram":"","vt_twitter":""},"yoast_head":"\n