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Writes: Laura Litvin
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For centuries it was the only known sweetener in the West. Today it is a fundamental product among consumers who bet on a healthy diet: not only for its enormous nutritional properties, but also for its unique taste.
Honey is the result of a natural and biological process, a product of the work of bees in hives. As in the world of wine, the aromas and flavors of each honey are the essence of the terroir from which it comes.
In the world of honey there is also the "terroir".
There are as many varieties as there are flowers and geographies on the planet. Its pale yellow tones to intense caramels offer an important range of nuances; while its diverse textures (from liquid to crystallized), provide interesting games on the palate.
They can be unifloral or multifloral, but they all have in common a sweet base flavor that is also slightly sour and umami and a complex aroma that includes caramel, vanilla, fruits, flowers, butter, sweet spices.
Do the exercise, smell and feel, to see what you discover.
A landscape, a honey
Argentina not only produces meat, soybeans and Malbec. It is also recognized for the exceptional quality of its honeys: in the ranking of producers in the world it is located in second place (behind China). It is also the third exporting country on the planet (95% of what is produced is exported in bulk. ).
Argentina is the world's third largest producer of honeyl
In addition, the organic production of honey is very relevant: Argentina was the first South American country to achieve the equivalence of third countries with the EU to be able to export in compliance with all regulations.
Each geographical area provides excellent quality honey with different aromatic notes, textures and flavors, which is why it is considered a federal product (there are honeys from La Pampa, Patagonia, the Paraná Delta, Cuyo, etc.). Wherever you go, where you visit, there will surely be a stand with regional products, including honey.
Among the latest developments, in the province of Tucumán (the main producing area of Argentine lemons) the procedures are progressing to obtain the Geographical Identification of Miel de Azahar de Limón Tucumano, a distinctive seal of quality.
It also works to promote honey from meliponid bees, known as ANSA (native stingless bees), which are genuine from America and have always been used by native peoples.
The traveler who crosses these latitudes already knows: from north to south an Argentine honey always awaits him.
