Contents Introduction: the story of honey PART ONE The World of Honey The sweet art of honey The honey harvest The terroir of honey Taste honey like a sommelier Tasting notes: flavors and flowers Defects in honey Honey fraud Health, medicine, and beauty Sourcing honey Honey in cooking Honey and cheese PART TWO The Atlas of Honey NORTH AMERICA Canada, United States, Mexico, Guatemala, Cuba, Costa Rica SOUTH AMERICA Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay EUROPE Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Scotland, England, Wales, Ireland, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Poland, Baltic States, Ukraine AFRICA Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa, Madagascar ASIA Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Oman, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Russia, Pakistan, India, Nepal, China, South Korea, Japan, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia OCEANIA Australia, New Zealand, Pitcairn Island Further reading Index Picture credits Acknowledgments.