By Liu Jiawen, reporting
Apart from “two ways to cook one fish” or “two ways to grill,” there’s now a “two ways to eat one cake”! The honey cake sold at Bee Village offers two distinct ways to enjoy it. When frozen, the texture is firm and smooth—cool and refreshing, just like eating ice cream. After thawing at room temperature for 10 to 20 minutes, it returns to a delicate and soft cake texture, tasting refreshing without being overly sweet, and bursting with the aroma of honey and eggs.
Each golden piece of cake delivers the pure sweetness of honey. (Photo by Liu Jiawen, ScenicSpots.com)
So, what’s the secret behind such delicious honey cake? The answer is—natural is best. The honey cake from Bee Village is handmade using toxin-free free-range eggs and 100% pure honey, with no added chemical flavorings, which is why it has such an exceptional taste. Besides the honey cake, the honey from Bee Village is also not to be missed. Bee Village has established an industry-academia collaboration with Huison Forest Farm by relocating beehives within the forest. Thanks to Huison Forest Farm's vast, unpolluted woodland and its rotation of blooming flowers throughout the seasons, the bees collect nectar from a variety of blossoms to produce forest honey that is rich in minerals, fragrant, not overly sweet, and offers a layered flavor—unlike the single-source longan honey commonly found.
Huison Forest Farm features a variety of woody plants, producing a small but premium batch of forest honey with a unique taste. (Image provided by Li Liyu)
Additionally, a Bee Ecology Education Hall has been established in Huison Forest Farm to help the public learn about bee ecology and how to distinguish real honey from fake. Li Liyu, the chief advisor of the Bee Ecology Education Hall, explained that many people believe crystallized honey is fake, but actually, the opposite is true. Since the monosaccharides in honey include glucose and fructose, if the glucose content is higher than fructose and the storage temperature is below 16°C, combined with low moisture content in the honey, it is prone to crystallization. Premium crystallized honey appears as fine grains or has an oily texture. As for whether purchased honey should be refrigerated, Li Liyu said: “Refrigerating honey has three major benefits: first, it helps avoid ant infestation; second, it prevents the enzymes in honey from being damaged by hot weather; and third, it allows you to judge the authenticity of the honey based on whether it crystallizes. Therefore, refrigeration is recommended.”