Manuka Honey Great or Gimmick?

Spender£

I love healthy herbs and foods and i do love honey however, i am yet to try Manuka mainly due to the price, i have heard that Heather honey is just as good but i wonder if all this is just a money making gimmick.
Has anybody else tried it and is it worth it!:xmassmile

McKneff

I always buy local honey
I never buy mass produced honey as a lot of them are from mixed eu countries where the laws on pesticides are not as stringent as ours.
Find a local market/little shop, keep business local...
I found a local one which had ginger in it and it was fabulous

Toothsmith

A friend of mine who keeps bees said it was just a very clever marketing gimmick for some New Zealand honey that tasted so rank they couldn't sell it.

ophiuchus

Manuka honey is specifically honey from european bees which have been foraging on the manuka or tea tree.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%81nuka_honey

Spender£

McKneff wrote: »

I always buy local honey
I never buy mass produced honey as a lot of them are from mixed eu countries where the laws on pesticides are not as stringent as ours.
Find a local market/little shop, keep business local...
I found a local one which had ginger in it and it was fabulous

That one with ginger sounds deeeeeeeeeeelicious!

Spender£

Toothsmith wrote: »

A friend of mine who keeps bees said it was just a very clever marketing gimmick for some New Zealand honey that tasted so rank they couldn't sell it.

Despite all the claims i would not be surprised if it tasted terrible!

Spender£

ophiuchus wrote: »

Manuka honey is specifically honey from european bees which have been foraging on the manuka or tea tree.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%81nuka_honey

According to that Wiki page it might well be a gimmick, in that there is no conclusive evidence of anything other than it being useful as a sweetener.

speedfreek1000

iirc there's 10x the amount of honey that could be called manuka being sold as.....

Also the active number often emboldened on jars is completely made up but costs you more the higher it is.

Local's a great option due to it's lower environmental impact....

If that's not an option then just go by taste!

donnac2558

I was under the impression Manuka was for treating wounds and infections and not for eating?

justme111

It can be for whatever you want ..
Arguably any proper honey can be used for treating wounds, Manuka or not.

LadyDee

My friend asked her son to get her a jar of honey at her local supermarket - he picked up the first he saw - 12 pounds! She rang me saying she usually pays about 2 pounds (sorry new Mac and don't know how to do pound signs yet). She told me it tasted just the same as her usual one. Anybody that pays that amount of money to spread something sweet on their toast is barmy.