Mad honey from Nepal and Turkey isn't named for the crazy risk takers who gather it from mountain cliffs, but for the ...

For centuries, the Gurungs have been the only people to harvest "mad honey" from their cliff in Nepal. The honey has hallucinogenic properties, and harvesting it is a big part of the Gurungs' culture.

The Kulung people of eastern Nepal have used the honey for centuries ... For many years the trade in mad honey centered on a single trader in Kathmandu who had a buyer in South Korea, where ...