Miel de Flores de Atamisqui de Santiago del Estero
Atamisquea emarginata (syn. Capparis atamisquea)
GIGeographical indications outside the EU
A light amber honey from the flowers of the native atamisqui shrub, with a geographical indication since 2024 and a strong floral, balsamic aroma.
- Origin
- Argentina – Santiago del Estero
- Colour
- 68 mm · light amber
- Taste
- sweet, resinous, refreshing
- Crystallization
- slow
- Plant
- Atamisquea emarginata (syn. Capparis atamisquea) · atamisqui →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
It is Argentina's first single-flower honey with a geographical indication; once crystallised it turns white.
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