Sri Lanka
Palm Jaggery
හකුරු
Palm sap boiled until it sets into hard blocks or moulded cakes, dark and caramel-flavoured, used in sweets and eaten with tea.
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Colombia
Panela
Papelón
Colombian unrefined cane sugar, sold in hard blocks, used to sweeten aguapanela, juices, and desserts. A national staple, the base of many drinks and sweets.
Venezuela
Papelón
Unrefined cane sugar set into hard blocks, shaved or dissolved for drinks, sauces, breads and the browning in asado negro.
Puebla, Mexico
Puebla Sierra Norte Native Bees Honey
A raw honey from stingless native bees of the Puebla highlands, prized for its complex, fruity flavor.
Haiti
Rapadou
Cane juice boiled down and poured into moulds to set into hard dark blocks, wrapped in dried banana leaf and sold at every market.
Brazil
Rapadura
A solid block of unrefined cane sugar boiled and poured into molds, with a deep molasses flavor and a hard, chewy texture.
Panama
Raspadura
A Panamanian unrefined cane sugar block, used in desserts and drinks
Kotor, Montenegro
Sage Honey
Med od žalfije
Honey from the sage that covers the karst above the Bay of Kotor, pale, thick and distinctly herbal.
Ingredient
Saint Helena Honey
Pure, organic honey produced by disease-free bees on Saint Helena; the island's isolation protects the bees from Varroa mite and other diseases, and no pesticides are used. Used in baking, desserts, and as a spread.
Saudi Arabia
Sumar Honey
عسل سمر
Sumar honey comes from bees foraging on Acacia tortilis blossoms in the Nejd desert; it ranges from pale to amber and crystallizes moderately.
Saudi Arabia
Talh Honey
عسل طالح
Talh honey comes from bees visiting Acacia gerrardii blossoms; it is often darker than Sidr with a distinct acacia flavor.
Kiribati
Te Kamaimai
Te Kabubu
Te kamaimai is Kiribati coconut-sap syrup, made by boiling fresh toddy into a thick sweetener for drinks and desserts.
Vatican City
Vatican Honey
Miele Vaticano
Honey harvested in the Vatican Gardens, packed in small jars for gifts and diplomatic presentation.
Wales, United Kingdom
Welsh Heather Honey
Mêl Grug Cymru
Welsh Heather Honey is a protected collective food or drink identity with a defined regional specification.
Ingredient
Yemeni Sidr Honey
Asal sidr
Honey from bees working sidr trees in the Hadhramaut valleys, dark, thick and among the most expensive honey in the world.
Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
Yucatán Peninsula Xunankab Bee Honey
A prized honey from the native xunankab (Melipona) bee of the Yucatán, dark and intensely flavored.