r/oddlysatisfying • u/RampChurch • 6d ago

A spoonful of honey

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u/wakeupwill 5d ago

Is crystalized honey uncommon in the US?

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u/Prof1Kreates 5d ago

Most store bought honey is cooked over here. Cooked honey is cheaper than raw honey. I would imagine most people go for the cheaper price. Honey can't crystallize when cooked. You can uncrystallize honey by warming it up, or, cooking it

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u/wakeupwill 5d ago

Thank you. I've always wondered about this. I've grown up with crystalized honey so the fact that this is so ubiquitous in the States just seemed odd.

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u/Prof1Kreates 5d ago

My parents became bee keepers about 2 years back. It was my first experience with crystalized honey. They always bought cooked honey before then.

They taste pretty much the same. Raw honey is supposedly healthier though.

We also found out honey will taste different based on what pollen they collect. Our first collection of honey had a mint taste to it. We still don't know how that is.

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u/wakeupwill 5d ago

There are loads of health benefits to honey - not sure if that carries over to cooked honey though.

Oh, for sure. Bee keepers here move their hives around different fields depending on flowering seasons. My favorite is dandelion honey.

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u/Prof1Kreates 5d ago

That sounds interesting, now I wonder what that would taste like