Huajillo honey
Senegalia berlandieri (syn. Acacia berlandieri)
A very pale honey from the fragrant white flowers of the huajillo, an acacia-like shrub of the South Texas brush country.
- Origin
- USA – South Texas (Uvalde); northern Mexico
- Colour
- 17 mm · extra white
- Taste
- mild yet rich
- Plant
- Senegalia berlandieri (syn. Acacia berlandieri) · Senegalia →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
Uvalde honey won first prize at the 1900 Paris World's Fair, and the town has called itself the ‘Honey Capital of the World’ ever since.
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