Miele Varesino
Robinia pseudoacacia
PDOProtected designation of origin
A Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) acacia honey from the Varese area in the Alpine foothills. It is liquid and pale, from clear to straw yellow.
- Origin
- Province of Varese, Lombardy, Italy
- Colour
- 13 mm · extra white
- Taste
- very sweet, with hints of vanilla
- Crystallization
- very slow
- Plant
- Robinia pseudoacacia · robinia (false acacia) →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
The protected name covers only single-variety acacia (black locust) honey.
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