I am writing to tell you about honey. About one month ago when Yilin and I were grocery shopping I wanted to buy some honey. A quick look at the appropriate shelf at Fairway revealed that there are many varieties of honey one can purchase; not just different brands, but different varieties.
This I was aware of: there is clover honey, wildflower honey, etc. I spotted a chunky little jar with honey so deeply brown it looked like molasses (almost). I immediately grabbed it and read the title "Wald Honig". Everything on the label, except for about 5 words in small print on the back, was in German. The jar cost something like $8.99 for maybe 12 fl ozs.
I bought the Wald Honig (Wild Honey), harvested from bees in the Black Forest of Germany.
It is the most ridiculously good honey I have ever eaten. It is like honey concentrate without being overly sweet, if you could imagine such a thing. When my brother and his girlfriend recently visited I had them try it and they were blown away by its flavor as well. So I gave them the jar figuring they would never find that brand (BioPhar) in Massachusetts.
Needless to say, I had no more honey. Therefore, when Yilin and I went grocery shopping this weekend I bought another jar. This time, however, I selected "Bluten Honig". It is an opaque golden color with a very creamy sweet taste. Last night Yilin and I made baklava using this honey. It is unreal.
If you ever see this brand of honey, buy it. I am sure any of their varieties are good, but I vouch for the two that I have discussed here. Trust me, you won't regret it.
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6 comments:
oh man
I am going to buy this tonight and have it for breakfast. One of my favorite breakfast treats as a kid was honey and butter on a piece of bread. I am so excited.
Honey and PB sandwiches.
Honey and banana sandwiches.
But don't eat too much honey. I did this after my dad gave me fair warning and the consequences are terrible.
Like the time I ate too much fried chicken from Roy Rogers then had TCBY. That was no good either.
"Wald Honig" means "Forrest Honey" and "Blüten Honig" means "Flower Honey"
I used to dip apples in honey. Then I got the low blood sugar, and now if I dipped apple in honey and ate it, I'd explode. :o(
But that dark honey sounds delish.
hyunmi, let me know what you think of it once you try it out. and i am not sure what you mean by "too much fried chicken". that's like saying, "i breathed too much air yesterday and i almost died."
anonymous, thanks for stopping by, and thanks for the translation. i suspected that's what those words meant, although to be honest i would've guessed "Blüten" was "blossom" (which basically means "flower").
dan, you must try this stuff, blood sugar be damned.
Honey never goes bad. My mom always wishes that she could be a bee keeper, so she is constantly pumping us with facts about bees and honey. I'll tell her to try this one.
Baklava...I had no idea you liked it. I could have brought some up for you after the holidays on college. Anyway, if you want honey to really knock you on your ass - you should try some of the honey from greece.
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