Mel da Terra Quente
Lavandula stoechas, Cistus ladanifer
PDOProtected designation of origin
A Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) honey from the warm valleys around Mirandela and the upper Douro. French lavender and gum rockrose dominate; it is thick and amber.
- Origin
- Terra Quente, Trás-os-Montes, north-east Portugal
- Colour
- 85 mm · light amber
- Taste
- of lavender and rockrose
- Plant
- Lavandula stoechas, Cistus ladanifer · lavender →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
The area covers ten municipalities, including Mirandela, Macedo de Cavaleiros and Vila Nova de Foz Côa.
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