Tajinaste honey
Echium spp. (kanárské druhy tajinaste, mj. Echium wildpretii)
PDOProtected designation of origin
Single-flower honey from the Canarian buglosses known as tajinaste, one of the honey types of the ‘Miel de Tenerife’ PDO. It is clear to very light amber and turns white with a beige tinge when it crystallises.
- Origin
- Tenerife, Canary Islands
- Colour
- 25 mm · white
- Taste
- mild, lightly floral
- Season
- April – June
- Plant
- Echium spp. (kanárské druhy tajinaste, mj. Echium wildpretii) · viper's bugloss →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
It is among the palest honeys of Tenerife and must contain at least 9% Echium pollen.
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