honey

I'm a honey fan too. Around here where I live the local farmer market can have some pretty interesting honey.

Add me to the honey fan list. Vegans are truly missing out. I use it daily in my tea.

Originally Posted by globetrotter

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ok, gentlemen, lets talk honey. I started to enjoy honey when I started traveling to greece, the greeks take their honey serously, and there are places that sell honey by weight that have a few dozen different types and you pick one and they fill a can with it.

then, I tried some australian honey, and some various "rain forrest" honies - a totally different league. now I probrably have 8 or 10 different honies at home, at least 5 from australia and tanzania (iron bark, leatherwood and a few others) 2 from yemen, and a few from the eastern meditaranian. I have it with plain yogurt, with apples, with cheese, on toasted bread, and sometimes just a teaspoonfull with nothing. I also cook with it, sometimes.


how about you guys? anybody into honey?

for a second there i was thinking you like to objectify your womens. but then later find out you were talking about the food when you said you have it with plain yogurt and apples, etc. but then again maybe you still were referring to women.




WU TANG!

I'm home!

Got nuthin.

Originally Posted by Augusto86

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I'm home!

Got nuthin.

here it is

when i read the title i thought he was talking about me! how silly of me!

Originally Posted by West24

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when i read the title i thought he was talking about me! how silly of me!

nice, that's how you make a good joke.

i tried to make a joke along the same line and it didnt work out the way yours did.

thus my wutang.

Originally Posted by sho'nuff

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nice, that's how you make a good joke.

i tried to make a joke along the same line and it didnt work out the way yours did.

thus my wutang.

dont worry about it, ive just drank 4 straight mugs of coffee. i think it helps. you should try.

I always get a jar of honey when I travel. I got some Tiglio honey from Piedmont most recently. I really love honey - with cheese, tea, peanut butter . . .

Originally Posted by chorse123

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There's a farmer's market right outside my office and they have local honey, usually at least half a dozen varieties which you can try. Delicious. Good for you too.

Bees are amazing.

also i've heard that local honey is good for allergies....

This is an amazing take on bruschetta which uses honey:

Buckwheat Honey and Ricotta bruschetta

Ingredients
"¢\t2 pints cherry tomatoes or grape tomatoes, halved lengthwise
"¢\t1 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
"¢\t2 tablespoons clover honey
"¢\t2 teaspoons thyme leaves
"¢\t1 teaspoon kosher salt
"¢\t1/8 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
"¢\t1 baguette (12 slices, cut 1/2 inch thick on the bias)
"¢\t1 cup fresh ricotta (8 ounces)
"¢\t1 tablespoon buckwheat honey or chestnut honey
"¢\t6 basil leaves, torn or thinly sliced basil leaves

Directions
1.\tPreheat the oven to 300°F
2.\tLine a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
3.\tIn a large bowl, toss the tomatoes with the olive oil, honey, thyme leaves, salt and pepper.
4.\tScrape the tomatoes onto the prepared baking sheet and turn them cut side up.
5.\tBake the tomatoes for about 1 hour and 25 minutes, until they begin to shrivel and brown; let cool.
6.\tPreheat the broiler.
7.\tSpread out the baguette slices on a baking sheet.
8.\tBroil for about 30 seconds on each side, until the edges are golden brown.
9.\tSpread the ricotta over the baguette slices and top with the slow-roasted tomatoes.
10.\tLightly drizzle the tomatoes with the buckwheat honey, sprinkle with the sliced basil and serve with additional buckwheat honey on the side.

Another fan here. I love it on pancakes and on my peanut butter sandwiches

Originally Posted by Mauby

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Add me to the honey fan list. Vegans are truly missing out. I use it daily in my tea.

I'm a vegetarian, and I'm baffled by this. No (well few anyway) bees are harmed, our crops won't grow without the pollination that bees provide, it's good for you. But the fact that an animal produces it, keeps vegans from eating it.

Go figure.

I love honey: in tea, on sandwiches, in sauces and salad dressing, in desserts, whatever.

Great thread!

My wife is a beekeeper (hobbyist) though unfortunately she probably needs to retire from it soon.
Happy to talk honey. Our honey is "basswood" and is very light and perfumed.

The "rainforest" honeys mentioned above- some can be really bizarre and several technically aren't honey at all- they come from other insects and processes. Many are potentially very medicinal but also taste it.

How do you keep honey from crystallizing? I hate buying it in bulk due to this reason.