tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post1407533222789352020..comments2023-07-26T08:53:36.336-07:00Comments on tea closet: Discourse on Honey and PuerhUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post-62500757368962308632012-08-31T03:21:42.036-07:002012-08-31T03:21:42.036-07:00Once again, what a useful post! Congrats!
The pho...<br /><br />Once again, what a useful post! Congrats!<br /><br />The photos are great and now I just want to try it all! Usually I don't add honey to tea, but there are some types of tea that go quite well with it.<br /><br />I particularly like orange blossom honey and tupelo honey, which taste amazing with oolong teas! You should definitely try it!<br /><br />http://www.therighttea.com/health-benefits-of-honey.html<br /><br />And since honey also brings so many health benefits, such as weight loss, it's just the perfect combination!!!<br />Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743478296111213581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post-39975264122402287192012-06-15T23:40:26.111-07:002012-06-15T23:40:26.111-07:00Why thank you Israel. Pecan honey sounds intriguin...Why thank you Israel. Pecan honey sounds intriguing- I imagine it would be fabulous with vanilla ice cream or a nice goat cheese. <br /><br />I had the fireweed honey back in 1998 from the Moonshine Trading Company but don't remember too much. I think Alaskan fireweed is supposedly the best so I should look for it again. Taste is such a subjective thing and I tend to prize taste of dark honeys. The same with tupelo honey- it was highly recommended to me but I just didn't find it too exciting. I prefer even a not very good buckwheat over tupelo.<br /><br />hhsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13118616887446192686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post-9196045455259944662012-06-15T08:15:20.854-07:002012-06-15T08:15:20.854-07:00Hster,
Swell post, as usual. That's a fabulo...Hster,<br /><br />Swell post, as usual. That's a fabulous looking collection of honey. <br /><br />Extremely memorable: molasses-black pecan honey from Rodeo, New Mexico. Wish we still had some. Bee-folk in Western Montana speak in hushed tones about fireweed honey. Have you ever tried it? I've not had the pleasure. I also hear good things about honey from bees hived-up near mint farms. <br /><br />best,<br />IsraelIsraelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09815074098217048456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post-78926701480347692752012-06-14T05:46:55.352-07:002012-06-14T05:46:55.352-07:00Dear hster,
I am afraid that all food is generally...Dear hster,<br />I am afraid that all food is generally expensive in the Czech Republic (or, it costs about the same as in other countries absolutely, but is of lower quality and we have half the wages of the other countries) - since our goverments continue ruining local producers, almost everything is imported and that is done via several resellers so the price becomes high.<br /><br />I'd be delighted to send you some honey. We have only one glass of it open at this time, but I'll try to get more as soo n as possible.<br />Forest honey rocks indeed :)<br /><br />I'd be probably most interested in what you enjoy to drink...<br />JakubJakub Tomekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12641381393855983478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post-21373292022718006152012-06-12T22:12:59.474-07:002012-06-12T22:12:59.474-07:00Jakub,
Toppotraviny has a most respectable honey ...Jakub,<br /><br />Toppotraviny has a most respectable honey selection indeed with honeys I've never tasted (the Quillaja honey from Chile and Pampas grass honey.) But it's also very pricey according to conversion rates. I.e. Manuka is going for 523 CZK= $25. Even in the U.S. breaching $20 barrier is rare. I think your middle man upcharge is steep. <br /><br />We could totally do a tea for local honey trade! I am sure your forest honey is probably more delicious and world class than you realize. Although not as distinctive tasting as single variety honeys, wild forest honeys tend to carry more complexity and depth being less blatantly sweet. I have to study your blog more a bit to see even which of my pu-erh would interest you at all.<br /><br />hhsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13118616887446192686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post-2733061328135411132012-06-12T12:33:09.351-07:002012-06-12T12:33:09.351-07:00Dear hster,
I re-checked it, it is 43 actually. Ho...Dear hster,<br />I re-checked it, it is 43 actually. However, they are generally not local, but from all over the world. You may have a look at them here: http://www.toppotraviny.cz/med-1/?tot0=43&pgf0=0<br />- google translate should help, if it does not, leave me a message and I'll translate it to english.<br /><br />If you are interested in local honey, I think it could be arranged - we have some good forest honey (dark one, as you say, it hardly ever disappoints, as opposed to the light, washy one). I am no expert in honey though - I know only "forest honey" (dark, thick) and "meadow honey" (sweet, much less thick) - so what I consider to be a nice honey may be miles below your standards :)<br />JakubJakub Tomekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12641381393855983478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post-19668089953669198872012-06-12T10:41:22.148-07:002012-06-12T10:41:22.148-07:00Dear Jakub,
You know my eyes literally popped out...Dear Jakub,<br /><br />You know my eyes literally popped out when I read "30 kinds of honey". Please do post on your blog if you to try any- I imagine the forests of Czechoslovakia hold some hidden gems. Honey tends to be way more affordable than pu-erh and it's harder to get a bad honey as long as you avoid the boring clover and acacia honeys. Color tends to be a rough guide- dark ones have never disappointed me. And you can always give away honey's more easily than a beeng. (Am I pushing to hard?)<br /><br />hhsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13118616887446192686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post-31420936841204112822012-06-12T08:51:49.321-07:002012-06-12T08:51:49.321-07:00What an intriguing post :) I have never thought th...What an intriguing post :) I have never thought that one could be a student of honey too. Incidentally, I just found that one of my favourite food stores has about 30 kinds of honey :)<br />Thanks for the article!<br />JakubJakub Tomekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12641381393855983478noreply@blogger.com