Chiuri honey
Diploknema butyracea
A winter honey from the chiuri or Indian butter tree, which grows at 400–1,500 m on steep Nepali hillsides. It is gathered mainly by beekeepers of the indigenous Chepang people.
- Origin
- Nepal (mid-hills, Makwanpur district)
- Colour
- 34 mm · white
- Taste
- pleasant, with a sweet aroma
- Plant
- Diploknema butyracea · chiuri →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
Chiuri nectar holds up to 42% sugar, and the tree flowers for so long that one hive can be harvested up to eight times a season.
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