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I recently was at the Valley Hive, a nursery with a gift shop and I acquired my next honey selection. This time I chose Buckwheat Honey. I did not know what to expect with this selection. When I think of buckwheat, I don’t think abundant flowers.
Boy, was I wrong, check out the picture I found of a field of buckwheat plants in bloom. It is a sea of white flowers. I also found out that buckwheat is not a wheat at all, it is related to rhubarb and bees really like it.
The jar of honey that I bought is a very pretty dark gold color. For me the taste was not overly sweet and had a malt essence. The aftertaste lingered as the flavor softened with no bitterness, no sharpness. I can imagine using this honey in cooking, not just sweet, savory (think glazed turkey). It was yummy in my coffee, just adding a hint of honey flavor without too much sweetness but enough to mellow the coffee. I like this honey almost as much as I like the sage honey. Not quite but almost.
Have you tried any new honey lately? Let me know.