
Heather Honey (Heather Honey)
Heather honey (heather honey or sousourisio): autumnal Greek honey with a full flavor and notes of caramel, which crystallizes into a creamy texture. For bread, yogurt and drinks.
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Strong aroma, full of flavor
- Reddish-bronze color that becomes caramel after crystallization.
- Rich, full of flavor with characteristic caramel notes.
- It stands out for its intense aroma and authentic character.
Why choose it?
- 100% natural autumn honey without additives
- Traditional Greek heather honey with a strong character
- Crystallizes into a creamy texture
- Ideal for yogurt, cheeses, beverages and strong tasting recipes
Description
Heath Honey, also known as “Sousourisio”, is a unique autumn honey with a full flavor and aromatic notes of caramel. Its reddish-copper color turns to a wonderful caramel color after crystallization, giving it a unique appearance.
Quality characteristics
Characteristics of Reiki Honey
- Taste: Reiki Honey stands out for its characteristic full flavor, enriched with aromatic notes of caramel, offering a rich and satisfying taste experience.
- Colour: Presents a light cream color, reflecting its natural origin and the quality of the flowers of the heather plant.
- Perfume: It has an intense earthy scent of the flowers of the heather plant, giving it a unique aromatic dimension.
- Crystallization: It crystallizes very quickly, usually within 1 to 3 months, due to its high glucose content.
What does heather honey go with?
The heather honey, with its characteristic taste and dark color, offers many possibilities of combinations. Its rich taste and high sugar content make it ideal for many uses.
- Cheeses: Heather honey goes well with cheeses such as Gruyere, Feta, Roquefort and Goat cheese. It creates a wonderful combination of sweet and salty.
- Fruits: It combines beautifully with fruits such as apples, pears, bananas and nuts.
- Yoghurt: It adds a hint of sweetness and depth of flavor to yogurt.
- Tea: Reiki honey is ideal for sweetening your tea, especially herbal tea.
- Alcoholic beverages: It can be used to make cocktails or sweeten whiskey.
- Sauces: It adds a unique flavor to sauces for meat or vegetables.
- Baking: It can be used in marinades for meat, in sauces for roasts or as a glaze for roasted vegetables.
- Doughs: Adds a natural sweetness and moisture to bread or pastry doughs.
- Toast with cheese and honey: Spread a slice of bread with cream or feta cheese and add a spoonful of heather honey.
- Yogurt with honey and nuts: A delicious breakfast or snack.
- Crepes with honey and fruit: Serve your crepes with heather honey and fresh seasonal fruit.
- Marinade for chicken: Combine heather honey with mustard, garlic and herbs for a delicious marinade.
- Roast Sauce: Mix heather honey with soy sauce, vinegar and a little red pepper for a bittersweet sauce.
Why choose heather honey?
- Unique taste: The taste of heather honey is more bitter and less sweet than other types of honey, offering a unique experience.
Advice: To enjoy all the flavors of heather honey, try it at room temperature.
Additional information
Frequent questions
What is heather honey?
Honey from the heather plant, also known as heather, with a full flavor and notes of caramel.
What is the price of heather honey?
See it in detail on our page — excellent quality / price ratio.
Where can I buy heather honey?
From Bakalokarpos, online with shipping throughout Greece.
Can babies eat honey?;
No. Like all honeys, it is not given to infants under 1 year of age.




