Goranski medun
Abies alba, Picea abies + mšice a červci
PDOProtected designation of origin
A Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) honeydew honey from the mountain forests between Zagreb and the Adriatic, mainly from fir and spruce. It is dark beige to dark amber or reddish brown, in some years almost black with greenish oily glints.
- Origin
- Gorski kotar and the Ogulin and Plaški valleys, Croatia
- Colour
- 114 mm · amber
- Plant
- Abies alba, Picea abies + mšice a červci · fir →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
It gained EU protection in February 2023 and has become one of the emblems of Gorski kotar.
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Sources
- croatiaweek.com/special-goranski-medun-honey-from-croatia-gets-eu-protection-status
- croatia.representation.ec.europa.eu/news/europska-komisija-hrvatskom-medu-goranski-medun-odobrila-zastice
- Persano Oddo L., Piro R. (2004): Main European unifloral honeys: descriptive sheets. Apidologie 35, S38–S81.