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"Goranski medun" has received the European protected mark of authenticity, the European Commission announced in today's Official Journal of the European Union. Thus, this product name was entered in the register of protected marks of origin and protected marks of geographical origin and protected throughout the European Union.
Name protection procedure "Goranski Medun" was initiated by the Meduna Producers' Association, and the EU sign of the Protected Mark of Origin or the Protected Mark of Geographical Origin on the packaging guarantees the consumer the purchase of an authentic product.
"Goranski medun" is honey produced in the area of Gorski kotar and the Ogulinska-Plaščan valley by bees of the indigenous breed of gray bee (Apis mellifera carnica) from honeydew, that is, sweet juice that most often appears on trees in favorable conditions and is produced by insects.
The color of meduna ranges from dark beige to dark amber to reddish-brown, and depending on the season, "Goranski meduna" can take on darker shades. The smell is medium to strong, balsamic, vanilla, with notes reminiscent of caramel, resin, dry leaves and burnt wood. It is characterized by a relatively weaker sweetness and associated aroma of medium intensity.
The Republic of Croatia now has 39 agricultural and food products whose name is registered in the European Union as a protected designation of origin or a protected designation of geographical origin. In addition to the currently registered name "Goranski Medun", the names of the products are also registered: Krk prosciutto, Cres extra virgin olive oil, Neretva mandarin, Ogulin sauerkraut / Ogulin sauerkraut, Baranj kulen, Lika potatoes, Istrian prosciutto / Istrian prosciutto, Drniški prosciutto, Dalmatian prosciutto, Polish soparnik / Polish greens / Polish olive oil, Zagorski turkey, Krk olive oil, Korčula olive oil, Pag lamb, Šolta olive oil, Varaždin greens, Slavonski kulen / Slavonski kulin, Međimurje meat 'from tiblica, Slavonski honey, Lika lamb, Istria, Pag salt, Zagorski mlinci, Pag cheese, Bjelovar kvargl, Brač varenik, Varaždin klipič, Maloston oyster, Rudarska greblica, Dalmatian pečenica, Dalmatian pancetta, Lič skripavac, Brač olive oil, Zagorje acacia honey, Zagorje štrukli / Zagorje struklji, Istrian beef meat - boškarina / Istrian beef meat - boškarina, Samobor chešnivka / Samobor chešnofka and Lumblija.
Source and photo: Ministry of Agriculture
