The World Atlas of Honey

by C. Marina Marchese

Overview

"A perfect entry point for jumping into all things apiary."―Saveur

Showcases the wonderful world of honey from hive to jar.
 
A beautifully illustrated global survey of the flavor of honey, The World Atlas of Honey includes:

• Profiles of more than 80 countries and their botanical sources of honey
• The global history of honey production, from the earliest beekeepers to today’s harvest
• Text, illustrations and photos celebrating the exceptional range and diversity of honey
• The methods used by honey sommeliers to taste and evaluate honey

This colorful guide celebrates the exceptional range and diversity of honey, revealing how terroir—the environment in which a food is produced—influences honey's qualities just as it does for wine, olive oil, coffee, and chocolate.

Unique and authoritative, The World Atlas of Honey puts honey on the culinary map and elevates it to an epicurean treasure.
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780520397705
Publisher:	University of California Press
Publication date:	10/15/2024
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

C. Marina Marchese is the international best-selling author of The Honey Connoisseur, Honey for Dummies, and Honeybee: Lessons from an Accidental Beekeeper. She is a docent for the Italian National Register of Experts in the Sensory Analysis of Honey, where she received her formal training. In 2013, she established the American Honey Tasting Society, an educational organization that teaches the Italian methods of honey sensory analysis. Marina's website is honeysommelier.com, and she can be found on social media @honeysommelier.

Table of Contents

Contents

Introduction: the story of honey

PART ONE
The World of Honey

The sweet art of honey
The honey harvest
The terroir of honey
Taste honey like a sommelier
Tasting notes: flavors and flowers
Defects in honey
Honey fraud
Health, medicine, and beauty
Sourcing honey
Honey in cooking
Honey and cheese

PART TWO
The Atlas of Honey

NORTH AMERICA
Canada, United States, Mexico, Guatemala, Cuba, Costa Rica

SOUTH AMERICA
Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay

EUROPE
Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Scotland, England, Wales, Ireland, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Poland, Baltic States, Ukraine

AFRICA
Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa, Madagascar

ASIA
Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Oman, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Russia, Pakistan, India, Nepal, China, South Korea, Japan, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia

OCEANIA
Australia, New Zealand, Pitcairn Island

Further reading
Index
Picture credits
Acknowledgments

Editorial Reviews

It’s hard to fathom all that bees–and their honey–do for us, but The World Atlas of Honey . . .  comes close. One key takeaway? Pairings are a perfect entry point for jumping into all things apiary.

Saveur

"Beautifully laid out and illustrated . . . it is the Atlas section of this book which makes it such
an engaging guide to the diversity of the honey world. Taking us on a global tour of terroir and beekeeping practice, it examines the landscapes, flora and bees which create the archetypal honeys of more than 80 different countries."

BeeCraft

"Comprehensive, beautifully illustrated with many photographs." 

BBKA News

"A compendium of world honey types is long overdue, and this volume gives an enticing summary of the main categories. The honey 'sommelier' C. Marina Marchese supplies a useful tasting guide and brief notes on the produce of more than eighty countries."

Times Literary Supplement

Readers will browse this volume with new wonder and appreciation for the insects and plants (and humans) that work together to make honey in nearly every corner of the world.

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