Kyrgyz white honey
Onobrychis (vičenec)
Honey from sainfoin, which grows on Kyrgyz mountain meadows at around 2,000 m. It crystallises quickly into a smooth, creamy, pearl-white mass.
- Origin
- Kyrgyzstan (Tian Shan, Naryn region)
- Colour
- 17 mm · extra white
- Taste
- delicately sweet
- Crystallization
- fast
- Plant
- Onobrychis (vičenec) · sainfoin →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
The honey only turns white as it crystallises. In Kyrgyzstan sainfoin is held to give the finest honey.
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