Pine honey (
Greek: πευκόμελο,
romanized: pefkomelo;
Turkish: çam balı) is a type of
honeydew honey.[1] It is a sweet and spicy honey, with some woody notes, a resinous fragrance and dark amber color. It is a common
breakfast dish in Turkey and
Greece, where it is drizzled over yoghurt and eaten with bread.[1]
Pine honey is commonly produced anywhere pine forests are plentiful and conventional honey sources, such as flowers or fruit tree blossoms, are few. It can be found in some heavily forested areas of
Germany,
Norway,
Italy,[6]New Zealand, and the
United States but is primarily produced in the pine forests of the
eastern Mediterranean.[3][7][8] Major production occurs in Turkey, the Middle East, the Balkans, and many
Greek mountains and islands. The monastic communities at
Mount Athos in Greece are renowned for their pine honey production and throughout Greece pine honey makes up 60–65% of total honey production.[9] Turkey produces 92% of the world’s pine honey.[10][11]Muğla Province accounts for 80% of Turkish pine honey production.[12]
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^Paine, Timothy D.; Lieutier, Francois (2016-01-06). Insects and Diseases of Mediterranean Forest Systems. Springer.
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