Acahual honey

Honey from the wild sunflowers called acahual, which flower in the mountains of central Mexico from November to January. It is dense, opaque, pale yellow and creamy like butter.

Origin

central Mexican highlands (Puebla, Tlaxcala, State of Mexico)

Colour

30 mm · white

Taste

sweet, gentle, velvety

Season

Plant

Asteraceae (acahual, gigantón: divoké slunečnice)

Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.

Mexicans call it ‘miel mantequilla’ – butter honey – and it is one of the most sought-after honeys on the market.