Grey box honey
Eucalyptus microcarpa
Pale honey from Eucalyptus microcarpa, a box tree common in inland south-eastern Australia. It belongs to the mild, pale eucalyptus honeys of everyday table use.
- Origin
- Australia (inland Victoria and New South Wales)
- Colour
- 34 mm · white
- Taste
- mild, smooth, buttery
- Plant
- Eucalyptus microcarpa · eucalyptus →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
It was one of six honeys Australia chose to present at the Apimondia congress.
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