Mistol honey
Sarcomphalus mistol (syn. Ziziphus mistol)
A light amber, yellowish honey from the flowers of mistol, a relative of the jujube that grows in the Gran Chaco and blooms in November and December.
- Origin
- Argentina – Gran Chaco (Santiago del Estero, Chaco)
- Colour
- 50 mm · extra light amber
- Taste
- strong, intensely aromatic
- Crystallization
- slow
- Plant
- Sarcomphalus mistol (syn. Ziziphus mistol) · mistol →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
Mistol honey is very thick and slow to crystallise; in Argentina it is served with cheese.
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