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Do you like the thought of getting high without actually getting high? If so then keep on reading because we’ve got news for you, it’s not only possible, it’s a hundred and one percent doable!
In case you haven’t heard of it yet, there is a sort of honey out there that’s a lot more than you’d think, most people assume that honey is just a sweet ingredient that you can add to your pancakes in the morning but this special type of honey is actually used for way different reasons altogether.
This honey is literally referred to as “Mad Honey”, and it is by far one of the most interesting delights that you’ll ever come across out there. What makes it so special though? It’s the fact that it not only causes dizziness and light-headedness, but it can even result in the user actually having hallucinations.
Yes, you read that correctly, this is most commonly referred to as the quickest way to get high without actually getting high, and the results may shock you considering the fact that this used to be one of the most widely regarded potent produces in all of Europe in the past.
But, where did it originate from, why did people start using it and why is it not any more popular than something like weed? This is what we’re here to talk about today, so without further ado, let’s jump into a little history lesson on this strange new chemical that has hit the scene around the 1700s:
A Brief History into Mad Honey
Mad Honey, or as it is more commonly referred to as in Turkey or Nepal, Deli Bal, is by far one of the most intriguing ingredients you’ll ever see. Unlike normal, ordinary honey, it actually looks a bit different, having a strange reddish – darkish tint which is very unique to it. But that’s not the crazy part about it, the craziness stems from a little-known addition to its formula which rests in its rhododendron nectar known as grayanotoxin.
This is the special ingredient that gives mad honey that special oomph that makes people’s brains go haywire. Even in the smallest of quantities, this ingredient can end up making the user light-headed and yes, it can cause them to have those dreaded hallucinations all around the place.
Back when it was first introduced on the market in the 1700s, it quickly rose to fame in the Black Sea region as people were really fond of the aftereffects that were caused by it. It instantly became one of the most widely regarded local ingredients used by the locals in Turkey to attract tourists, but it wasn’t as harmless as you’d think at first hand.
It was actually quite potent, and the problem with this is while the locals were most definitely already used to the effects of the mad honey, the foreigners that came from very far places to try out the mystery formula were nowhere near as equipped to handle it.
Because of this, a lot of people ended up getting sick after they consumed the mad honey, a lot of them even ended up passing away because they didn’t realize that consuming as much as one of the locals could end up messing them up as much as it did.
There are well over 700 species of rhododendron all around the globe, but only two or three of these actually have that special toxin we talked about above that makes the people have hallucinations. That’s why the only real way to get access to it was to go to Turkey or Nepal and try it out then and there. But again, you needed to really wait up and make sure that your body could handle the toxin because otherwise, there was always a decently high chance of losing your life over it.
At first, the locals even believed that this new toxin could actually end up being used for medicinal purposes, so they advertised it as such. They believed that it could help treat hypertension, different stomach diseases and even diabetes mellitus.
There was even an influx of people that wanted to use it in order to stimulate and even improve their sexual performance and their sexual drive. Needless to say, it didn’t really pan out well for those that consumed it for those reasons.
Regardless, that is how the myth of the mad honey was spread around, it commonly became known as the only way to get high without getting high and as a result, people would travel all across the globe to try out this fascinating ingredient.
But, how could one actually consume it? Eating raw mad honey doesn’t exactly sound appealing now does it? Well, this is what we’re going to delve into next up.
How do You Eat Mad Honey?
When it comes to actually eating mad honey, you need to remember that after all, it is just like any other honey out there, except for the obvious rhododendron ingredient that makes your head go bonkers.
But alas, because of this, you can consume it any way you want to. Amongst the locals, most actually prefer to have it boiled in milk, while others prefer to eat it raw right before breakfast on a piece of toast right next to their tea.
Some even actually end up using it to cook other meals, which is highly addictive if we can say so ourselves. Remember, it doesn’t necessarily taste any different than normal honey so it’s no wonder that most of the people that wanted to try it out were a bit disappointed by this.
Regardless, remember that if you want to try out some mad honey you need to really take your time and consume small doses of it. A doctor from the Karadeniz Technical university School of Medicine from Turkey stated in an interview that he had personally witnessed well over 200 cases of mad honey poisoning over the years and they were all foreigners looking to get high.
Why is Most Mad Honey in Turkey?
The main reason as to why most mad honey stems from Turkey is because it used to be one of the key elements that led to the mass destruction of invading armies back in the 60 BC era.
Back then, the Roman soldiers would attempt to attack the Black Sea region according to Johnny Morris, a travel journalist from the UK, but as they ventured onwards into the unknown, they were offered enticing chunks of the mad honey as an offering of peace.
Since the Romans were used to consuming a lot of honey, they absolutely loved the idea of trying out a new flavorful type of honey that they’d never have before.
They all had a piece of it, more than they could handle obviously, and as they started getting higher and higher, they couldn’t do anything against the continuous attacks from the Turkish army.
In order to celebrate their massive victory against the Roman empire, the Turkish people decided that they were to spread the toxic honeycomb all over the place, literally making it a part of their culture from that moment on.
That is also where the name Deli Bal stems from and because of their continuous attempts to harvest more and more mad honey, the ingredient has spread around like wildfire to the point where this is commonly referred to as the capital of all mad honey reserves.
