Northwest Argentine bush honey
Geoffroea decorticans, Baccharis spp., Prosopis spp.
Multifloral honey from the dry native bush of north-west Argentina, mostly from the nectar of chañar, chilca and algarrobo. It is dark, with a very strong aroma and flavour.
- Origin
- Argentina – native dry bush (monte) of the northwest
- Colour
- 120 mm · dark amber
- Taste
- very intense
- Plant
- Geoffroea decorticans, Baccharis spp., Prosopis spp.
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
Argentina’s agriculture ministry attributes this honey’s dark colour to its higher mineral content.
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