The sweet of bees: properties, benefits and recipes with honey

With the same color as gold, but liquid. This is honey and its sweet taste, viscous texture and natural production make this food one of the most acclaimed in the province of Leon in the creation of desserts. Although the Romans already used it to sweeten wine.

A product produced by bees from the nectar of flowers or from secretions of living parts of plants that makes it even more valuable.

Honey is a very complex biological product whose nutritional composition varies considerably depending on the flora of origin, the area, the climate. It is essentially a concentrated aqueous solution of invert sugar, which also contains a mixture of other carbohydrates, various enzymes, amino acids, organic acids, minerals, aromatic substances, pigments, waxes, etc.

The main sugars are fructose (38%), glucose (31%) and small amounts of sucrose (1-2%). Although honey contains vitamins and minerals, which are not found in refined sugars, the amounts are so small that they are not important in terms of daily needs.

The main characteristic of honey is its high fructose content. Fructose is primarily converted to glycogen in the liver, a process that does not require insulin.

French toast . This dessert is one of the typical sweets of Holy Week in Leon and they are so delicious that in some establishments they offer them all year round. After frying the bread, the torrijas are placed in a bowl and sprinkled with honey diluted with water.

Honey chicken . This food is also used in recipes for main dishes as in this case. Honey chicken is a gourmet dish that is very easy to prepare. Cut the chicken breast into small pieces and fry it in a pan with a little virgin olive oil, remove and reserve. In that same oil, we put the onion, the garlic, the carrots, all peeled and chopped. Once the vegetables are done, add the mushrooms, sauté and add the chicken, soy, honey and water.