Camelthorn honey
Alhagi spp. (A. pseudalhagi)
A rare honey from camelthorn (zhantak in Kazakh), a spiny desert shrub that flowers from June. Freshly extracted it is pale gold and almost transparent, soon setting into a creamy mass.
- Origin
- Central Asia: Kazakhstan (Kyzylorda Region), Uzbekistan, Tajikistan
- Colour
- 20 mm · white
- Taste
- mild, lightly floral, with a long finish
- Crystallization
- fast
- Plant
- Alhagi spp. (A. pseudalhagi) · camelthorn →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
Camelthorn is a legume whose pink-purple flowers yield nectar even in the dry desert summer.
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