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Bochet

Bochet is a type of mead made from honey that has been caramelized. The earliest known complete recipe for bochet is in the 1393 French book Le Ménagier de Paris. It became newly popular when a translation of the book was published in 2009.

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Bochet is a type of mead made from honey that has been caramelized.1 The earliest known complete recipe for bochet is in the 1393 French book Le Ménagier de Paris.1 It became newly popular when a translation of the book was published in 2009.2

Bochetomel is a bochet-style mead that also contains fruit such as elderberries, black raspberries, and blackberries.3

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  1. Ouellette, Jennifer (22 August 2021). "Intrepid brewer risks scalding to recreate recipe for long-lost medieval mead". Ars Technica. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  2. Verberg, Susan (21 August 2020). "An Analysis of Contemporary Sources to Uncover the Medieval Identity of the Drink Bochet". EXARC Journal (EXARC Journal Issue 2020/3). ISSN 2212-8956.
  3. "Fruity, Toasted Mead". Makers Mead. Retrieved 21 December 2022.