And it also speeds up the healing process. No need for antibiotics or antibacterial cream anymore. Skincare : You can wear the Manuka honey as a face mask to help get rid of acne. It also helps repair damaged and dry skin during winter. And it even helps fade scars, wrinkles, or age lines. Colds : Drinking tea , warm water or milk with a spoon of Manuka honey helps with colds. Health : If Manuka honey is ingested, it makes your immune system and your digestive system better and healthier.
Hair Therapy : Some people mix a bit of the Manuka honey with coconut oil and massage it into their hair. This helps them get rid of dandruff. It also adds more nutrients to your hair and makes it softer. Body Heat : Manuka honey works great in generating body heat during winter if eaten at least once a day.
Medicine : Pharmaceuticals in New Zealand even make medicine from Manuka honey. Lozenges for sore throats are one of the popular examples. Beauty Care Products : Some companies are making skincare products with Manuka honey as the base or core ingredient.
Moisturizers are the most popular products made from Manuka honey. Cons Cost : It is very expensive. And it is only made in two countries: New Zealand and Australia.
Unavailability : Manuka honey is very rare. And you should try ordering on any international site that will deliver abroad. Density : Because Manuka honey is thicker, that makes it harder for you to dip a spoon in and collect some honey. Neither is it possible to drizzle Manuka honey over sweet dishes like pancakes the way you do with other liquid-like honey.
It can also be made from the Manuka plant. You just need to skip with the various levels of purification of the honey after it has been extracted. Simple Process : People who work in the apiculture field do not have to go through the process of straining , processing, fermenting, etc. Swirl it in plain yogurt sprinkled with a little mint, drizzle it over any mild cheese, or smear it on top of fruit muffins.
Chestnut Honey: If you've ever smelled freshly roasted chestnuts, try to imagine their woody, rich, smoky flavors encapsulated in a honey.
Chestnut honey is almost as adored in Italy as Champagne is in France, and its amazingly concentrated flavor is, as Gina DePalma puts it , "not for the timid palate. Buckwheat Honey: Buckwheat grows all over the world in moist, cool environments, and its beautiful white flowers blossom until temperatures drop to freezing, meaning that bees can harvest nectar deep into fall.
It's hard not to notice buckwheat honey on a lineup—the almost black color and thick, sticky consistency defy our preconceived notions about what honey should look like. The taste is incredibly dark as well, reminiscent of musky basements and wet earth. Layered amidst the musk are nutty notes of chocolate, dark cherries, and sweet toffee that pair well with rich, dark desserts. With an earthiness similar to maple syrup, it's also delicious on pancakes and waffles, paired with whipped cream or a tangy goat yogurt.
Guajillo Honey: The guajillo chile plant grows in the dry limestone hillsides of the American southwest and Mexico, and it produces sweetly scented white flowers in abundance. It pairs well with food from the Southwest, such as stone-ground corn in tortillas and pancakes; it sings in glazed pork dishes. Wild African Honey: Okay, the following is somewhat controversial, and we offer it up purely for an "if it's offered to you, take note" scenario.
African bees are far more violent than their Italian honeybee cousins, and harvesting their honey can mean they'll chase after and sting you for a kilometer. African bees often make their hives in hollowed-out trunks of wood or small caves, and to extract the honey, harvesters smoke them extensively, killing most of the bees in the process.
The resulting honey is therefore incredibly dark and smoky, with a color akin to motor oil and a musky linger. It's a pungent, acquired taste, one that challenges and broadens the palate. Fortunately, organizations like the African Bronze Honey Company are working to harvest African honey safely and sustainably, benefitting bees and beekeepers alike. The following resources are only a drop in the bucket with how far honey exploration can take us. To explore more, check out a few of the many wonderful beekeepers and educators below, or start playing with some of our favorite honey-sweetened recipes.
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But a lot of the flavour and quality of honey depends on how carefully it is handled after being procured. What is so special about raw honey? Raw honey is the most original sweet liquid you will find. It is collected fresh after being produced by honeybees with the nectar they sip from flower blossoms. It is unheated, unpasteurized and unprocessed. This is not too difficult to understand as the word 'raw' clearly indicates being 'uncooked'.
Sonia Sharma, Certified Nutritionist and Founder of Nature Organic who sources raw honey from the Himalayan foothills tells me that honey in its raw state still has the essential prana or life force which is found in every other raw food. It is the purest form of nectar that has come out of the flowers and is just so potent.
You'll know the difference when you taste it. It leaves a slight tingle in your throat unlike regular honey which has no flavour or texture and is plain sweet.
In the Charaka Samhita, an ancient text on Ayurveda, it has been written that raw honey which has been aged for a year has amazing therapeutic and detoxifying properties. The natural nutrients are known to rejuvenate the cells in the body. A lot of scientific studies have shown that applying heat to raw foods changes their molecular structure and in the process they may lose this life force," she explains.
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