Thrill Seeking Teamongers Rejoice: Giant Hornet Honey For Your Cup
Posted by Qais Fulton
While the Japanese Giant Hornet is certainly a horrifying affirmation of nature’s twisted, murderous intent it’s also a fascinating creature cautiously adored by the many warped freaks we call our friends. Apparently this fascination isn’t limited to the aforementioned bosom-dregs of society, extending to the Japanese, who treasure the enzyme rich honey created by the brutal beasts, believing it to have an invigorating effect.
The honey is collected by questionably sane apiarists on a small island in Japan who fortify the treat with methods intended to increase the enzyme levels of the honey, all so you can get the most venomous bang for your buck.
Being something of a tea zealot — and thus obsessed with constant experimentation in the field of tea accessorizing — I can ignore the hefty dosh needed to pick up a measly 4.5 ounces of this odd treat. Have a peek at the hornet honey dispensary, while currently fresh out of virulent hornet heavings they’ve got a wide array of insect-centric delectables sure to please even the most discerning adventurer’s palette.
Hornet Honey [cribcandy]
Categories: Tea, Giant Hornets, Insanity, Food
Posted at 3:57 pm on March 27, 2008
5 Comments -
Mmmmmmmmmm hornet.
Comment by otep — March 27, 2008 @ 5:46 pm
Interesting… After reading the infallible Wikipedia, I’m wondering how much $$ you’ll be paying for “gen-u-wine” vespa amino acids cooked up in someone’s outhouse. The idea of larval hornet puke - great! Execution - difficult! I think I’d rather eat the larvae themselves.
Comment by dr.hypercube — March 27, 2008 @ 6:44 pm
As I understand wasps do not make honey. I’m guessing this is honey bee honey with a large wasp inside the jar.
Comment by Derek Sikes — March 28, 2008 @ 3:24 pm
@Derek - here’s how it’s supposed to work w/ Vespa mandarinia:
“Adult hornets cannot digest solid protein, so the hornets do not eat their prey, but chew them into a paste and feed them to their larvae. The larvae produce a clear liquid, recently named vespa amino acid mixture…”
Clearly, gathering the amino acids is the problem!
Comment by dr.hypercube — March 28, 2008 @ 4:36 pm
OMFG! kill it!…wheres my newspaper - THE SUNDAY EDITION! (is that thing eating through the jar?…I think so)
Comment by Sean — September 4, 2008 @ 11:10 pm