Caá-tay honey

Honey from caá-tay, a wetland smartweed growing on the islands and banks of the Paraná Delta. It is amber with a reddish tint and thick.

Origin

Argentina (Paraná Delta, Entre Ríos and Buenos Aires)

Colour

80 mm · light amber

Crystallization

very slow

Season

Plant

Persicaria punctata (syn. Polygonum punctatum) · smartweed →

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

Thanks to its glucose-to-fructose ratio, this honey practically never crystallises.