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'We think of honey as a local product, but it's big business; the world trades nearly half a million tonnes of it every year. Chef Paul Merrett traces the production of honey from the bee hive to y...our toast, learns why honeys don't all taste the same and finds out why bees are moving to the heart of London. In the kitchen he creates a sumptuous honey sponge pudding and gives some handy tips on how to store your honey. He shows us how to get the right mix of sweet and sour for his marinated pork chop and explains why his honey-coated cereal bars are a great energy booster. But don't limit honey to the larder; its medicinal and nutritional health benefits are just as impressive...'
'We think of honey as a local product, but it's big business; the world trades nearly half a million tonnes of it every year. Chef Paul Merrett traces the production of honey from the bee hive to y...our toast, learns why honeys don't all taste the same and finds out why bees are moving to the heart of London. In the kitchen he creates a sumptuous honey sponge pudding and gives some handy tips on how to store your honey. He shows us how to get the right mix of sweet and sour for his marinated pork chop and explains why his honey-coated cereal bars are a great energy booster. But don't limit honey to the larder; its medicinal and nutritional health benefits are just as impressive...'
| Series: | Ever wondered about food 5 |
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| First transmission date: | 09-06-2007 |
| Published: | 2007 |
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| Duration: | 00:29:00 |
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| Director: | Abigail Adams |
| Producer: | Emma De'ath |
| Presenter: | Paul Merrett |
| Contributors: | Stuart Bailey; Steve Benbow; Stuart Bailey; Steve Benbow; Rose Cooper; James Hamill; Michael Heinrich; John Home; Jeremy MacClancy; Paul Merrett; Jonathan Miller; Ross Minter; Bill Turnbull; Bee Wilson |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Link to related site: | Website: http://www.open2.net/everwonderedfood/index.html |
| Subject terms: | Cookery--Social aspects; Food--Great Britain--History; Honey |
| Production number: | JOUA484H |
| Videofinder number: | 7476 |
| Available to public: | no |
