Gourmet

Orange Honey - Sicilian Black Bee Honey
The Sicilian Black Bee Orange Honey is a Slow Food Presidium. Also known as orange blossom honey, orange honey is a very fragrant spring honey, one of the most popular table honeys. It is indicated for those suffering from insomnia for its sedative properties and is also an excellent healing agent for ulcers.

Sicilian organic lentil La Riserva del Re
The red lentil La Riserva del Re is cultivated organically and is of Sicilian origin. The organic certification and traceability of La Riserva del Re brand legumes are the guarantee of a very high quality product. Tasty and rich in nutrients, Sicilian lentils are essential for a healthy and balanced diet.

The lentils reached their peak production between the 1930s and the 1960s, when around 30 percent of Italian lentils came from Sicily, and especially Villalba. This legume was particularly in demand for its remarkable sensory characteristics and because the market at the time favored the large-seed types

Acacia Honey - Sicilian Black Bee Honey
The Sicilian Black Bee Acacia Honey is a Slow Food Presidium. It is a very sweet and delicate spring honey, with a straw yellow color. Highly digestible, it is sought after by diabetics because its sugar content is mainly due to fructose and therefore does not require insulin for its metabolization. It is also recommended for children.

Hulled Broad Beans - Organic Product
Make your creamy soups with shelled beans of the Monreale type, broken and without integument. Produced from organic farming, they are kidney-shaped and creamy yellow in color. What characterizes them is the size of the seed: the Monreale type broad bean is in fact a broad bean, even if in the same pod the size of the seeds is different.

Sicilian organic black lentil La Riserva del Re
Produced from organic and sustainable agriculture, the Monreale black lentil is a rare and ancient Sicilian cultivar, a symbol of the biodiversity of an extraordinary territory. Savory and rich in nutrients, Sicilian black lentils La Riserva del Re are a prized legume, more digestible and of superior quality than other varieties of lentils.

Chestnut Honey - Sicilian Black Bee Honey
The Sicilian Black Bee Chestnut Honey is a Slow Food Presidium. Rich in mineral salts and with an intense flavor with a bitter aftertaste, chestnut honey is recommended for children and the elderly and for those suffering from anemia as it is rich in iron. It has disinfectant properties for the urinary tract and is suitable for diabetics because its sugar content is mainly due to fructose.

They are a good source of protein, and when combined with a whole grain such as whole wheat pasta or brown rice, provide protein comparable to that of meat or dairy foods. An important characteristic of dry beans is that they absorb the flavor and aromas of the ingredients that accompany them, so they are very suitable for stews and soups.

Eucalyptus Honey - Sicilian Black Bee Honey
Slow Food Presidium, Sicilian Black Bee Eucalyptus Honey is a summer honey with balsamic and disinfectant properties. It is widely used to treat coughs, colds and laryngeal pharyngeal infections. It is a sweetly aromatic and balsamic honey. Eucalyptus honey can have a strong woody aftertaste but this version has a beautifully rounded mellow flavour with a subtle complex finish. Dark amber when warm and sets to a thick fine crystalline structure when cold.

Wildflower honey - Sicilian Black Bee Honey
The Sicilian Black Bee Wildflower Honey is a Slow Food Presidium. Produced in several areas of Sicily, it is a widespread honey especially in the Nebrodi Mountains, an area rich in citrus fruits and botanicals typical of the Mediterranean maquis. In addition to being an excellent sweetener, wildflower honey is a Sicilian nectar suitable for flu thanks to its antibacterial properties.

Sicilian red beans La Riserva del Re
Tender and creamy red velvet beans, tasty and rich in nutrients. Organic beans with a pasty consistency, perfect for creamy soups and simple but tasty dishes such as traditional pasta and beans.

Cicerchia - Organic Legumes of Sicily
Cicerchia is a little known but no less good legume than lentils, chickpeas or beans. Produced from organic cultivation, our cicerchia is rich in proteins and is considered among the best grain legumes for food quality. Typical Sicilian product, the cicerchia has recently been rediscovered and is used to make gourmet dishes.

A really chunky soup packed with with kidney beans, cicerchia and chickpeas. Cicerchia is rich in proteins and is considered among the best grain legumes for food quality. Excellent in combination with red beans and chickpeas to prepare gourmet soups.

Sicilian chickpeas Pascià
Also known as "pasha" chickpeas, La Riserva del Re wrinkled chickpeas are organic legumes grown in Sicily without chemical pesticides. Genuine and rich in nutrients, these chickpeas are meaty, sweet and tasty, perfect for preparing creamy soups and unique traditional Sicilian dishes.

They are a good source of protein, and when combined with a whole grain such as whole wheat pasta or brown rice, provide protein comparable to that of meat or dairy foods. An important characteristic of dry beans is that they absorb the flavor and aromas of the ingredients that accompany them, so they are very suitable for stews and soups.

Black Chickpeas - Organic Legumes of Sicily
Produced from organic cultivation, La Riserva del Re black chickpeas are a typical variety of the Mediterranean, rich in proteins, fibers and iron. In addition to the black color, due to the anthocyanins they are rich in, and their sweet taste, they are very digestible legumes. Excellent to combine with rice and cereals for a complete dish from a nutritional point of view.

Cicerchia – Sicilian Legumes from Natural Agriculture
Typical Sicilian product from natural agriculture, cicerchia is a protein-rich legume, less known than lentils, chickpeas and beans but no less good for this. Precisely for this reason cicerchia is an ingredient used to prepare gourmet dishes.

The prickly pear honey is a natural product obtained from breeding of bees that collect nectar in the numerous plantations of Sicily. It is characterized by its extreme sweetness and the color yellow. It can be combined with cheese or intense flavor. Highly regarded for its therapeutic properties, excellent remedy for diseases of the liver and control of intestines.

Thyme Honey - Sicilian Black Bee Honey
Sicilian Black Bee Thyme Honey is a Slow Food Presidium. It is a summer honey produced in the Ragusa area, from an aromatic plant widespread in the eastern Mediterranean. Thanks to its balsamic properties, thyme honey is a Sicilian nectar indicated for throat inflammations but it is also a powerful natural antiseptic for problems of the urinary and intestinal tract.

The precious Timilia flour is a wholemeal flour which, during the phase of separation from the bran, sifting, is not very refined. It takes its name from the ancient Sicilian durum wheat Timilia or Tumminia (Triticum durum), from the stone grinding of which a nutritionally rich flour is obtained.

Sulla Honey - Sicilian Black Bee Honey
Slow Food Presidium, Sulla Honey takes its name from the pollination of Sulla (Hedysarium coronarium), a perennial herbaceous plant, typical of the Mediterranean, belonging to legumes. It is a spring honey of Sicilian Black Bee. It has laxative and diuretic properties and is restorative and energizing. It is ideal for sportsmen and children.

Obtained with the stone milling of the ancient Sicilian Majorca wheat, the Majorcan flour is a soft wheat flour formerly used in our island for the production of sweets, in particular for the Sicilian cannoli rind, and recently rediscovered for its quality. and digestibility.

Honey Lemon Blossom has a light color and an intense aroma of lemons from Sicily. Can be used as a sweetener to replace sugar. Has anti anemic and sedative properties, is an excellent emollient, and is useful for fatigue and convalescence.

Perciasacchi Flour is a whole durum wheat flour obtained from the stone milling of Perciasacchi wheat, an ancient Sicilian wheat often called "Sicilian kamut" improperly because, according to recent studies, the Sicilian native cultivar already existed before the kamut.

Citrus Honey - Sicilian Black Bee Honey
Slow Food Presidium, the citrus honey of "Sicilian Black Bee" is produced on mixed citrus blooms with a pleasant flavor and a typical aroma of flowers. Nectar produced in spring, has a light color and a delicate and pleasant taste. It tends to crystallize very soon. It has sedative and antispasmodic properties with a relaxing action.

Bramble Honey - Sicilian Black Bee Honey
The Sicilian Black Bee Bramble Honey is a Slow Food Presidium. Nectar produced in summer in the Messina and Palermo areas, has a dark amber color and a strong but pleasant taste. It is indicated for inflammation of the mouth.

The Senatore Cappelli durum wheat flour comes from a "hybrid" grain, a cross between different wheats, milled in stone. Senatore Cappelli is the youngest of the ancient Sicilian grains. It was created by the agronomist Nazareno Strampelli who named it in honor of Senator Raffaele Cappelli who had granted him land for his experiments.

Thistle Honey - Sicilian Black Bee Honey
Sicilian Black Bee Thistle Honey is a Slow Food Presidium. Healthy nectar produced in spring in the Messina, Palermo and Trapani areas, it has a light color, which darkens when it crystallizes, and a strong flavor. It has digestive and detoxifying properties for the liver.

Astragalus Nebrodensis Honey - Sicilian Black Bee Honey
Astragalus Nebrodensis Black Bee honey is a Slow Food Presidium. It is a very rare mountain summer honey. Astragalus Nebrodensis is a plant of the Sicilian endemic flora located at about 1800 m above sea level. It has a thorny shrub and belongs to the Fabaceae family. The nectar produced is suitable for children because it has a very pleasant taste and strengthening properties. It is an excellent sweetener.

Asphodel Honey - Sicilian Black Bee Honey
Sicilian Black Bee Asphodel Honey is a Slow Food honey. It is a rare nectar with restorative, antibacterial and healing properties. It is suitable for children because it has a very pleasant taste without a strong aftertaste.

The Orange, Thistle, Bramble and Aneto blister offers 4 precious Sicilian Black Bee Honeys to discover the flavors that the Sicilian endemic flora gives us. They are cold-pressed black bee honeys that retain all their properties. They have obtained Slow Food recognition for their excellent quality and rarity.

A single box to discover 4 varieties of Sicilian Black Bee honey, which gives us the Sicilian endemic flora, and to taste the flavors of this healthy nectar. We offer you the possibility to choose between 2 variants: the Health Box or the Sport Box.
The Health box offers Orange, Cardo, Sulla and Eucalyptus honeys.
The Sport box offers Dill, Millefiori, Almond and Asphodel honeys.
All types of honey are cold extracted and keep their individual properties unaltered. Their excellent quality and rarity have ensured that they have been recognized as a Slow Food Presidium.

Dill Honey - Sicilian Black Bee Honey
The Sicilian Black Bee Dill Honey is a Slow Food Presidium. It is a summer honey produced in Sicily from an aromatic plant with a smell similar to fennel. Thanks to its digestive and antispasmodic properties, dill honey is a Sicilian nectar suitable for intestinal inflammation. Very rich in mineral salts, it is also a powerful natural antibacterial.

Carob Honey - Sicilian Black Bee Honey
The Carob Honey from Sicilian Black Bees is a Slow Food Presidium. Produced in Sicily, it is a rare honey with limited quantities because it is a winter honey. Carob honey, like all winter honeys, is richer in antioxidants and polyphenols than other honeys. Crystallizing quickly, it takes on an almost creamy consistency similar to a toffee to slowly melt in the mouth. In addition to its diuretic and anti-anaemic properties, Sicilian black bee carob honey is a Sicilian nectar recommended for smokers because it is an excellent antiseptic for the respiratory tract.

Mandarin Honey - Sicilian Black Bee Honey
The Sicilian Black Bee Mandarin Honey is a Slow Food Presidium. Produced in Sicily, in the Palermo area, it is a very fragrant spring honey. Mandarin honey, like all spring honeys, is a delicate honey with a very pleasant aroma. Ciaculli Late Mandarin Honey from Ape Nera Sicula is a Sicilian nectar recommended for its calming properties.