Tigray white honey
Hypoestes forskaolii
Creamy white honey from the small herb Hypoestes forskaolii, which flowers on the Tigray highlands after the rainy season. It granulates easily and early.
- Origin
- Ethiopia (Tigray: Hawzien, Atsbi-Wonberta, Adigrat, Wukro)
- Colour
- 17 mm · extra white
- Taste
- delicate, light
- Crystallization
- fast
- Plant
- Hypoestes forskaolii · Hypoestes →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
Its pale colour and light flavour make it one of the most expensive honeys on the Ethiopian market.
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