The Canarian Parliament calls for the designation of origin for honey palma.

To perform the work of guarapero and obtain the Palm syrup is needed a meat giving the Cabildo de La Gomera.

The plenary session of the Parliament of the Canary Islands has unanimously approved a non-legal proposal by which the Canary Islands Government is urged to defend the use of the concept of palm honey and the designation of origin of that product of La Gomera before the Spanish executive and the European Union.

The proposal is fruit of an institutional agreement, after the Podemos and Mixto groups presented non-law proposals and accepted amendments from the rest of the formations represented in the Parliament of the Canary Islands.

The Canarian Parliament asks the regional government to support a management plan for the Canary Islands palm that emphasizes the protection of the species and the economic variable, and it is proposed to invite a delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture and the European Commission to visit the producers of La Gomera.

During the parliamentary debate, the deputy of the Podemos group, Francisco Deniz, believed that not recognizing palm honey is a lack of respect for the cultural heritage, and recalled that it is a product that has been known since the 18th century.

The term “palm honey” refers to the most representative native product of the traditional gastronomy of La Gomera, made from guarapo, which is the sap of the palm and is made through a slow cooking process.

The deputy of the Mixed group Casimiro Curbelo, of the Gomera Socialist Group (ASG), He recalled that to carry out the work of guarapero, a card issued by the Cabildo of La Gomera is required., and added that to do that work energy and youth are needed.

Casimiro Curbelo believes that the refusal of the European Union to recognize the designation of origin of palm honey is due to ignorance, and asked why they can fear that product if has coexisted for centuries with honey.

The deputy of the Socialist group Ventura del Carmen Rodríguez criticized that when the European Union left palm honey out of the regulation of honey, no one raised their voice, and considered that there is an opportunity to make it understood that this is an exceptionality and that European honey lobby groups can be calm because production is low..