Kiawe honey
Prosopis pallida
A white, creamy honey from kiawe trees, the Hawaiian mesquite, which grow in the islands’ dry coastal areas.
- Origin
- USA – Hawaii (coast of Hawaiʻi Island near Puako)
- Colour
- 8 mm · water white
- Taste
- delicate, tropical, menthol finish
- Crystallization
- very fast
- Plant
- Prosopis pallida · mesquite →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
It crystallises so quickly that it must be extracted before it sets in the comb.
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