Honey is well known for its health benefits since ancient times, thenationalherald.com notes in the following recent report:
Aristotle wrote about the health benefits over 2,000 years ago, believing that honey prolonged people’s lifespan. Raw honey contains antioxidants and phytonutrients, and has antibacterial and antifungal qualities. It also contains probiotics which help with digestion. The natural sweetener comes in a variety of flavors, depending on the types of flowers in the area. Greek thyme honey, flavorful and fragrant, is perhaps the best-known of Greece’s honeys, and depending on the region, the flavors vary widely.
The Greek Kitchen, which includes Wild Thyme & Multifloral Greek Raw Honey among its products, notes on its website, that, “Our honey is produced by artisan beekeepers on the Lasithi planes of Crete, an area full of diverse flora and fauna. Each spring, the bees are moved to the coastal planes to forage on wild plants. The resulting honey is cold extracted with zero heat treatment, therefore maximizing the flavor and health properties of the nectar and pollen.”
Odysea Pine & Fir Tree Honey harvested by hand in Ilias, Greece, with traditional cold extraction techniques to draw the honey from the honeycomb. The subtle pine taste gives a unique, slightly woody flavor which might not be to everyone’s liking.
Honey enthusiasts in Halkidiki can take a tour of “honey routes” from Vrastama to Arnea, Olympiada, Stratoni, Ierissos, and Ouranoupolis. Visitors learn about the process of creating and producing honey, with tastings of varieties of local honeys, and their use in cooking and baking, which is followed by gourmet courses focusing on honey.
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