Ulmo honey
Eucryphia cordifolia
Honey from the white flowers of the ulmo tree, which grows in the temperate rainforest of southern Chile. It is one of Chile’s signature honeys.
- Origin
- Southern Chile (Los Ríos and Los Lagos regions)
- Colour
- 50 mm · extra light amber
- Taste
- aromatic, spicy, creamy
- Crystallization
- medium
- Plant
- Eucryphia cordifolia · eucryphia →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
It is dark when freshly extracted, then lightens to an ochre shade and usually stays creamy.
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