Ice plant (barrilla) honey

PDOProtected designation of origin

Single-flower honey from the common ice plant, a succulent of salty coastal soils known in the Canaries as „barrilla“. It is light beige and crystallises quickly, forming pale streaks; it is one of the honey types of the „Miel de Tenerife“ PDO.

Origin

Tenerife and other Canary Islands

Colour

45 mm · extra light amber

Taste

caramel, milky, warm

Crystallization

fast

Season

Plant

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum · ice plant →

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

Barrilla ash was once used to make soda, which is why the plant was grown and exported from the Canary Islands.