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Honey bees gather flower nectar, add their invertase inside their body, and decompose it into glucose and fructose. Glucose and Fructose are the condition found after digested in intestines, and this means they can be absorbed easily, without burdening your stomach. Honey also has strong disinfecting and antiseptic power.

Taking the hive full of honey from the box clearing the bees.

Uncapping the cells with an uncapping knife.

Putting it into a centrifugal machine.

Centrifuging.

Bottling.

Although it is sweet, honey is an alkaline food which is good for your body. It is effective in relieving fatigue, and has health and beauty promotion benefits. Also glucose has good effect on your brain. It promotes better performance at sports.
Taking honey is recommended for children 1 year old and older.
Store in room temperature.

Eat as it is. As bread spread. Dilute with cold or hot water and drink. As substitute of sugar for cooking, baking, wine making, etc.
Extract of sliced daikon radish and honey works for cold relief.
Yogurt with fruit and honey is a very healthy, delicious dessert.

Over low heat, soak a jar of crystallized honey (no lid) in the water in a pan, and heat slowly. stir once in a while. Or use a microwave oven with low heat.
*Pure honey from rape blossoms crystallizes easily, though the quality stays the same.

Recipe for anti-oxidant menu

Honey dressing (4 servings)

vinegar: 3tbs
honey: 2tbs
salad oil※: 2tbs
soy sauce: 1ts
ginger juice, salt: some

Mix all the ingredients well
※Olive oil can substitute salad oil

Honey pumpkin (2 servings)

pumpkin: 200g
honey: 2tbs
lemon juice: some

slice pumpkin in 1cm thick and cook it in microwave oven for 3 ? 4 minutes or until soft. Mix it with honey and lemon juice.

Vermont Drink (1 serving)

vinegar※: 3ts
honey: 2tbs

Mix the ingredients with cold, hot, or carbonated water.
※Apple-cider vinegar or "black" vinegar is recommended.

Honey milk (1 serving)

milk: 1cup
honey: 1tbs

Mix the ingredients above. Add sesame seed paste (10g), black sesame (1ts), or soybean flour (1ts).

Rice

Rice: 2-3cups
honey: 1ts

Add honey into washed rice with water. Set aside for 30 minutes. Cook it as usual.

Laver rice cake

rice cake: 2 pieces
honey※: 1 ts
soy sauce※: 1 tbs
laver: some

Grill the rice cake, and brush the mixture of honey and soy sauce.
Wrap it with laver.
If you are a cheese lover, place a slice between the cake and laver.
※The mixture is also recommended as sauce for grilled rice balls.

Plum drink

green plums: 1kg
honey: 2kg

Wash the plums, drain and make a crisscross cut on each fruit.
Put the fruits and honey in a jar and lid lightly.
Stir everyday for 10 days.
Wait for 1 month.

Ginger pork

sliced pork: 400g
honey: 2tbs
ground ginger: 1tbs
soy sauce: 3tbs
sake: 2tbs

mix all the ingredients in a bowl, and marinade the meat for 10 minutes.
Cook the meat on a frying pan until brown.
※Honey not only makes the meat tender, but contains lots of vitamin B1, B2, and mineral.

Use honey for

meat dishes: to make the meat tender
fish dishes: to rid its smell

When substituting sugar, use half the amount of the sugar in the recipe.