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7720239 No.7720239 [Reply] [Original]

Is there any reason top shell out $40-$60 for a Jar of this?

>> No.7720254

if i ran fine-dining restaurant and wanted to make super-gourmet food for customers, then yeah.

>> No.7720255

>>7720239
If you have too much money and you want to try a different kind of honey, sure why not.

>> No.7720266
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7720266

>>7720255

So for the money, there's no reason to outside of the taste? What honey do you recommend then? Tempted to buy some killer bee honey.

>> No.7720268

>>7720266
Every store all over the world is probably going to sell a different brand. It doesn't matter. Like almost every other food.

>> No.7720398

It's got a shitload more antibacterial properties in it than regular honey. If you have GERD, this stuff actually comes recommended

>> No.7720618

>>7720398
any sugary syrup concentrated enough is antibacterial. It's not because there's some mystical substance in manuka bees.

>> No.7720621

>>7720239

Im from New Zealand and use this for wounds and it cured my athletes foot.

>> No.7720627

>>7720618

Manuka is a type of tea tree and it has properties on its on that are benifical.

>> No.7720655

>>7720627
beneficial*
yeah
to their wallet, not yours
There is no reason to ever spend $40 on any honey whatsoever

>> No.7720657

>>7720621
it's good for acne too

>> No.7720664

manuka honey is dirt cheap in nz lmao

>> No.7720699

>>7720664
maybe your dirt is just expensive

>> No.7720856

>>7720255
NNNNNOOOOOOOOO, if you buy it you're A VACCINE DERNIER, why do hipsters keep pretending SUPERFOOD CURES CANCER REEEEEEERRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEE GET OUT NORMIEEEEEEEEE

>> No.7720878

>>7720239
Yes: if you want it and are willing to spend $40-$60 for it.

>> No.7720888

just get raw local it's the same shit

>> No.7720907
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7720907

ive had everything from my own free honey to the mad honey of the black sea regions. and trust me, just get some raw comb and it'll taste like that, plus its cheaper

>> No.7720983

>>7720239
AHAHAHAHAHaHAhAHAHAHAHA

As a kiwi this is just the price of normal generic honey

Now I'm done laughing.

not really, the supposed health benefits are nowhere near justifiable for that price considering

>> No.7721030

>>7720983
>food sometimes costs more than it's worth
Someone give the Aussie a Nobel prize