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This rare ‘mad honey’ is only found in two places in the world. It’s strong enough to fell bears and soldiers

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In the little wooden hut perched high on metal-wrapped stilts, the drone is high, loud and insistent. With his beekeeping suit on, but hands uncovered, Hasan Kutluata squeezes the bellows on his pine-filled bee smoker. Pale wreaths swirl in the air, mirroring the mist that drifts over the slopes of the densely forested Kaçkar mountains outside.

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This rare ‘mad honey’ is only found in two places in the world. It’s strong enough to fell bears and soldiers

“Mad honey,” or “deli bal” as it’s known in Turkey, is a rare and potentially dangerous delicacy with psychoactive properties. Turkey’s Black Sea region is one of only two places in the world where it’s produced.

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Türkiye's Mad Honey: an Ancient Delicacy Strong Enough to Take Down Bears and Soldiers

Made with rhododendron nectar from the Black Sea, this unique honey contains a natural toxin that can cause anything from mild euphoria to severe poisoning, with a history dating back millennia.

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