Moroccan jujube honey (sedra)
Ziziphus lotus
Amber-yellow to light brown honey from the wild jujube Ziziphus lotus, a thorny shrub of North Africa’s dry lands that flowers in May and June. In the Maghreb it is known as sedra.
- Origin
- Morocco (Errachidia, Khenifra, Middle Atlas), Algeria
- Colour
- 70 mm · light amber
- Taste
- warm, caramel, fruity, woody
- Plant
- Ziziphus lotus · jujube →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
Wild jujube is one of the favourite honey plants of Moroccan beekeepers.
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