Yes, it can etch a
bit if you spill lemon or
pineapple juice or acid on it and don't wipe it up pretty quickly (mine is polished, not honed,
because that was the only piece we could find that was big enough), but I consider it the Sophia Loren of countertops and the only thing that is perfect for my hundred + year old house — it ages and wears with class and style, offering a depth that almost nothing else gives.