Honey tasting in Parijs...

Well,,,parijs may just be the most beautiful city in the world i've ever seen. It just like a dream when the sight seeing bus passed by the eiffel tower. When you guys go to Paris, leave everything in your hotel room but your wallet and your digicam,,,,and dont forget to grab some chocolate fla with a bottle of fresh milk to be eaten by the eiffel tower,,,and trust me it is wonderful,,, I have many Parisian friends who claim they know their city like their pockets. So it’s a pleasure to find an urban gem that somehow we all overlooked.

Since 1905, the Maison du Miel has stood on the same narrow street near L’Opéra on rue Vignon, an outpost of all things honey from fragrant soaps and vinegar to sweetcakes and frosted candy balls.

The airy store has since been updated, but its well worn mosaic floor still shows the mark of time and Parisian footsteps in search of sweetness. When I’m running errands, I like to take breaks here to spend a few minutes tasting the country of France through its honey. With a spoonful of sweet liquid, I’m transported to the high mountains with a taste of rhododendron and rasberries or the mediterranean with hints of heather, rosemary and thyme.

For the store’s honey-tastings, customers are limited to four spoonfuls, barely enough to get a full sense of the bounty. But that gives employees time to offer a snap lesson on the distinct flavors and properties of each honey. I never knew until after my store explanation that honey ostensibly can calm nerves, improve digestion, and soothe breathing problems.

For improving blood circulation, they suggest sunflower honey. For nerves, they advise acacia honey. Needless to say, I left très calme.

Thanks to : Cindy TL 2000
Dooren Carvajal from the IHT