Most people are used to Honey being something sweet, golden colored, and a tasty thing to cook with or dip your chicken tenders into. It has a variety of uses and is one of the few foods in the world that cannot spoil. However, there is one variety of Honey produced mainly in the countries of Nepal and Turkey that is known for its moderately toxic and narcotic effects.

The honey is produced in the Hindu Kush Himalayan range by Himalayan giant honey bees. These bees are the single largest species of honey bee, with adults that can measure up to 1.2 in in length. And the honey they make is produced from the nectar and pollen of the rhododendron genus.

Evidence of the usage of mad honey goes all the way back to the ancient Greeks, and in the 18th century, Europeans would add it to alcoholic beverages. However, it isn’t very easily found in the United States.

Mad honey is often described as having a somewhat bitter taste as well as being darker and redder than other varieties.

Mad honey is a hallucinogenic and can cause symptoms such as numbness, swooning, giddiness, dizziness, vertigo, nausea, tunnel vision, whirling lights, hallucinations, delirium, and generally nonsensical speech. And their recovery time could be anywhere from a couple of hours to days.

Potent stuff!

Is it legal in America? The answer is surprisingly yes.

Is it affordable? My goodness, no!

Prices for mad honey can go as high as $120 for an 8 oz container. Or $190 for 2.2 pounds.

And one famous YouTube chef by the name of Guga tried aging some steak in it. Although curiously, after cooking the steak, which was safe to eat, neither he nor his friends who ate some with him noticed any effects. It would seem that cooking mad honey eliminates a lot of the hallucinogenic effects.