Egyptian clover honey (barseem)
Trifolium alexandrinum
Pale honey from Egyptian clover, known locally as barseem and grown as fodder in the Nile Delta. Its high glucose content makes it crystallise quickly.
- Origin
- Egypt (Nile Delta)
- Colour
- 34 mm · white
- Taste
- mild, sweet
- Crystallization
- fast
- Plant
- Trifolium alexandrinum · clover →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
Two Delta villages, Shabshir and Hissat Shabshir, produce more than 70% of Egypt's honey.
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