Honey process, in a country that will not dry
Sticky cherries, covered beds, and three weeks of watching the weather.
The method
Honey process keeps the mucilage on the seed and dries it there. In a dry climate that is straightforward; in Taiwan it is a controlled risk.
Most farms here dry under translucent roofs with fans, turning the beds every two hours for the first three days.
Honey process is not a flavour. It is a drying schedule you have to win.
What goes wrong
Too slow and the fruit ferments into vinegar; too fast and the mucilage case-hardens and the cup turns flat.
The tell is the smell: a healthy bed smells of dried fruit, a failing one smells of the sink.
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