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Words from our Director and Founder David Noll….. Clean is the seen in pristine New Zealand. As consumer demand continues to increase for high quality healthy gourmet products, New Zealand continues to answer the call with products found nowhere else in the world. Pacific Resources International after 30 years of importing exclusive New Zealand products… More PRI in 2015

New Zealand Bee pollen is collected by our honeybees from the stamens of the diverse range of flora only found in New Zealand’s pristine country side. Due to the diversity found no where else, New Zealand Bee Pollen has one of the highest ratings for this superfood. It is rich in vitamins, minerals, proteins, enzymes and… More Bee Pollen – the New Zealand Superfood?

You may have been wine tasting, beer tasting or even cheese tasting…but have you ever been Honey tasting? Here we at Pacific Resources, shoppri.com, are going to try and take you on a virtual New Zealand honey tasting journey to help you discover New Zealand’s diverse and unique honey flavors that are available to you… More New Zealand Honey tasting!

Have you ever stopped to think about the difference between Raw and non-raw honey? We at Pacific Resources believe that this difference is monumental! Processing honey not only affects the basic taste and look of honey but also takes away the nutrition value that you get from eating raw honey.  Raw natural honey is best… More Raw Honey VS Processed Honey

Sweeteners……the choice these days can be overwhelming. Which is best…less calories…lowest glycemic index…how can we know for sure what is best for our bodies? We at Pacific Resources, www.shoppri.com are taking the time to try and help with this when it comes deciding between the popular Agave sweetener versus using raw natural Honey. Our bodies… More Agave better than Raw Honey…..not this time!

We have talked about propolis before but it has so many active properties that benefit health it is hard to fit it all into one article. Propolis is a resin that bees use to protect their hive from bacteria and more. Recent studies, specifically on New Zealand propolis, have shown that it also contains… More Propolis… Never ending Benefits

It’s back to school and the season of snack swapping, make sure you give them something good. Bonus points if they don’t want to swap it 🤪 Maybe that’s wishful thinking? Creating snacks that are quick, inexpensive, nutritious and something all the kids want to eat can feel like a mythical quest. 

The great thing about manuka honey is that it’s packed with brain and body boosting benefits but it’s also sweet and tastes great with most everything (re: kid approved). For as little as $1/day you can incorporate manuka into your kid’s snack routine and it can help:

• Promote better sleep
• Support their immune system by fighting disease causing bacteria and promoting good gut bacteria
• Support brain function

Here are five easy snacks we think you and your kiddos will love:

1. Easy Air Fryer PB&H, three ways!
2. Honey PB Apple “Cookies”
3. Gluten & Yeast Free Soft Pretzels with Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce
4. Air Fryer Shiitake Mushroom Jerky
5. Peanut Butter Manuka Honey Cereal Bars 

Check out our reel for other fun ideas that don’t need a recipe! Or, if you want something super duper quick and portable, check out our manuka honey sticks!

Ingredients:

• 2 slices of bread
• peanut butter 
• 1 tbsp PRI Manuka Honey 60+
• sandwich cutter
• Optional fillings: banana slices, raspberries, jam
• Butter

Instructions:

Ingredients:

• 2 large red delicious apples
• ½ cup peanut butter
• ½ cup chocolate chips
• ¼ cup walnuts
• ¼ cup slivered almonds
• ¼ cup shredded coconut 
• 2 tbsp PRI Manuka Honey (or more if you like it sweeter)

Instructions:

• 4.5 cups oat flour
• ¼ cup tapioca starch or arrowroot starch
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• ½ tsp PRI Fine Sea Salt
• 2 tbsp PRI Manuka Blend
• ½ cup unsweetened coconut yogurt
• 1 ½ cups water (warm to the touch)
• ¼ cup baking soda (for the bath)
• 5 cups water

Toppings:

• Egg wash (1 egg yolk + 1 tbsp water)
• PRI Flaky Sea Salt

Instructions:

• Preheat the oven to 425ºF, and line your baking sheet with a silpat mat or parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, whisk together your dry ingredients: oat flour, tapioca or arrowroot, baking powder, cornstarch and sea salt.
• Next, pour the dry mixture into a stand mixer with the dough hook attachment.
• Pour in the warm water and turn it on low speed.
• Slowly add in the manuka honey, let it mix for a few seconds and then very slowly add in the coconut yogurt, increase the speed to medium.
• The dough should start to come together and resemble a yeasty dough. If it’s too wet add 1 tbsp of oat flour at a time, if it’s too dry add in 1 tbsp of water at a time.
• Once the dough is formed into a ball. Let the dough sit for 5 minutes. While doing this, bring 5 cups of water and ¼ cup of baking soda to a boil.
• Slice the dough into 8 sections, roll each section in a long rope and then form a horseshoe shape, cross the ends over the other and make a loop, then twist the ends again and loop up to create a pretzel shape. Complete until you have all your pretzels shaped.
• Next, once the baking soda bath has started to boil, drop in 1-2 pretzels at a time with a spatula with holes. Cook each pretzel until it starts to look brown 1-2 minutes, you can flip if you’d like for an even bake and coating.
• Continue until all the pretzels have soaked in the baking soda bath and transfer them to the prepared baking sheet.
• Create an egg wash but combine 1 egg yolk with 1 tbsp water, and brush it on. Top with PRI Flaky Sea Salt. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown.
• Once golden brown, remove from the oven and let cool before serving with honey mustard dipping sauce. Feel free to add more salt if preferred at this point. Store in an air-tight container or ziplock bag.

Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce Ingredients:

• ⅓ cup dijon mustard (with or without seeds)
• 3 tbsp  PRI Manuka Honey
• ¼ cup mayo (dairy free works great too!)
• 1 tbsp yellow mustard
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• ¼ tsp chili powder (optional)

Instructions:

• Mix the dijon mustard with the honey and vegan mayo. Stir until well combined.
• Next, add in yellow mustard, the lemon juice and optional chili powder.
• If your dijon mustard has seeds, throw it in a high speed mixer and blend until more smooth.
• Pour into a sauce dish and dip your pretzels in! Enjoy!

Ingredients:

• 2 - 8 oz. packages of shiitake mushroom
• ½ tbsp toasted sesame oil 
• 2 tbsp coconut aminos
• 1.5 tbsp rice vinegar
• ½ tbsp PRI Manuka Honey 60+
• ½ tsp liquid smoke
• ½ tsp soy sauce 
• ¼ tsp minced ginger
• ¼ tsp garlic powder
• ¼ tsp onion powder 
• ¼ tsp PRI Chipotle BBQ Salt
• ⅛ tsp black pepper

Instructions:

• Rinse the mushrooms and pat them dry with a paper towel. 
• Next, create your marinade by adding all the ingredients into a small bowl and stirring until well combined. 
• Place your mushrooms into a glass container with a lid and pour in your marinade. Place the top on and refrigerate overnight (preferred) or for at least a minimum of 2 hours. Shake the container regularly so the marinade is distributed throughout. 
• Next, remove your mushrooms from the fridge, they should have absorbed most of the liquid, but strain whatever excess marinade there is.  
• Place the mushrooms on a paper towel and pat dry again. 
• Next, place your mushrooms flat in the air fryer and airfry at 180F for 60 minutes. Spray with cooking spray.  After 30 minutes, flip the mushrooms over so they can cook evenly. At 60 minutes, check if they are your desired texture, if not, keep in the airfryer until desired consistency. Remove from airfryer and place on a paper towel one last time to absorb the excess oil. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

• 6 Cups Of O-Shaped Cereal
• 1 Cup Unsalted Peanut Butter
• ¾ Cup PRI Manuka Honey
• 2 Tbsp  Coconut Oil
• 1 Tsp Vanilla
• ½ Tsp PRI Fine Sea Salt 

Instructions:

• Line an 8x8 square baking pan with parchment paper and set aside.
• In a large saucepan, combine peanut butter with manuka honey and coconut oil and stir on low heat until well incorporated throughout (2-3 minutes). 
• Turn the heat off and stir in vanilla and sea salt. Then add in 3 cups of cheerios and stir until they are covered in the peanut honey mixture. Pour in the remaining 3 cups and gently stir until well incorporated. It should be similar to rice crispy treats and stick together.
• Pour the cheerio mixture into the parchment lined pan and refrigerate overnight or for a few hours until firm.
• Slice into bars and enjoy! Store in an airtight container in the fridge to enjoy for a week or freeze to enjoy later.

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Holidays are over and it’s time to get your body back on track with your exercise routine. Replenish your active muscles with these 3 healthy and tasty smoothies.

PROTEIN SMOOTHIE

Some researchers claim that protein-rich foods containing amino acids may speed muscle recovery. This delicious smoothie is great after a workout at the gym:

• 1 cup skim milk
• 1 cup frozen mixed berries
• 1/2 cup low-fat yogurt
• 1/2 banana, sliced
• 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed
• 1 teaspoon Manuka Honey
• Mix ingredients in a blender until smooth

INVIGORATING JUICE SMOOTHIE

Research from the U.K. suggests that antioxidant-rich fruits such as cherries, berries, and grapes may help relieve muscle soreness. Add a little Manuka Honey for anti-inflammatory and probiotic value. Try this smoothie after a long endurance workout such as a bike ride:

• 3/4 cup tart cherry (or pomegranate juice) 
• 3/4 cup unsweetened apple juice
• 1/2 cup unsweetened Concord grape juice
• 3/4 cup water
• A little Manuka Honey
• Combine ingredients in a blender. Add ice and a little Manuka Honey to taste  

BUSY BEE SMOOTHIE

Manuka Honey does double duty after a workout. It may help athletes who use energy in short, intense bursts to maintain optimal blood sugar levels. It also may help in muscle recovery post-training.

• 1 medium banana
• 1 cup skim milk
• 1/2 cup plain low-fat yogurt
• 2 tablespoons Manuka Honey +5
• A little ice
• Combine all ingredients in a blender and mix until smooth

Let us know in a comment or on our Facebook page how you energize pre-workout! Happy training!

 

The source is the answer for clean high quality products. Hidden in the southern most region of the southern hemisphere New Zealand is a sanctuary for harvesting the highest quality products for the world to enjoy. New Zealand continues to answer the call with products found nowhere else in the world. Pacific Resources International has over 30 years of experience in importing only the very best New Zealand products and will continue to fill that role with top quality honeys, bee products, kosher and organic naturally dried gourmet sea salts and proper crisps.

New Zealand’s small population and remote position in the South Pacific allows it to retain one of the cleanest environments in the world. Unlike other areas in the world that continue to struggle to keep bee populations healthy and thriving, New Zealand’s clean country sides with unique flowers and trees have become a paradise for bees to thrive and be healthy.

Pacific Resources only works direct with beekeepers that have been in the bee keeping business for at least three generations and have shown the desire to give the bees the very best sustainable resources to stay happy and healthy. These beekeepers work hard alongside their bees to produce the highest quality bee products and honey that only comes from a joint effort. The Bees are only feed their own honey over the winter months while waiting for the sweet spring bloom to start and during the dry summer months when there may not be enough flowers to sustain them.

With these beekeepers, it is all about the bees because they are the bread and honey of the business.

With more than seventy items to choose from Pacific Resources has developed Special honey products using the popular healing honey Manuka Honey in Chocolates, hard candies, cough and cold and body care products for consumers seeking a healthy lifestyle. The new Manuka Honey Mints are as simple as the bees that make the honey. Just three ingredients. 99% cocoa, Manuka Honey and mint. They are just that simple and just that good.

For those that are serious about a healthy lifestyle, Pacific Resources also imports Pacific Sea Salt that is one of the last true sea salts harvested from the clean southern seas surrounding NZ and dried for 13-22 months to retain all the natural trace elements in perfect balance (parts per million). Sodium Chloride on its own has been shown to cause weight gain and high blood pressure. But with the true balance of trace elements Pacific Sea Salt can help reduce high bold pressure and promote healthy sleep. It is so clean it tastes sweet when compared with other so called sea salts. No anti caking or free flowing agents in Pacific Sea Salt. Only ingredient, Clean New Zealand Sea Salt.

You may have noticed the rise in popularity of jerky made with mushrooms but have you tried it yet? We’re here to tell you it’s worth ALLLLL the hype. Here’s our favorite recipe to get you started but the flavor combos you could create are infinite! 

 

Air Fryer Shiitake Mushroom Jerky

Ingredients:

• 2 - 8 oz. packages of shiitake mushroom
• ½ tbsp toasted sesame oil 
• 2 tbsp coconut aminos
• 1.5 tbsp rice vinegar
• ½ tbsp PRI Manuka Honey 60+
• ½ tsp liquid smoke
• ½ tsp soy sauce 
• ¼ tsp minced ginger
• ¼ tsp garlic powder
• ¼ tsp onion powder 
• ¼ tsp PRI Chipotle BBQ Salt
• ⅛ tsp black pepper

Instructions:

1. Rinse the mushrooms and pat them dry with a paper towel. 
2. Next, create your marinade by adding all the ingredients into a small bowl and stirring until well combined. 
3. Place your mushrooms into a glass container with a lid and pour in your marinade. Place the top on and refrigerate overnight (preferred) or for at least a minimum of 2 hours. Shake the container regularly so the marinade is distributed throughout. 
4. Next, remove your mushrooms from the fridge, they should have absorbed most of the liquid, but strain whatever excess marinade there is.  
5. Place the mushrooms on a paper towel and pat dry again. 
6. Next, place your mushrooms flat in the air fryer and airfry at 180F for 60 minutes. Spray with cooking spray.  After 30 minutes, flip the mushrooms over so they can cook evenly. At 60 minutes, check if they are your desired texture, if not, keep in the airfryer until desired consistency. Remove from airfryer and place on a paper towel one last time to absorb the excess oil. Enjoy! 

Australia Day is originally focused on the First Fleet from Britain landing in Sydney Cove. For many people, Australia Day eventually became the day to reflect, respect and celebrate its nation, people and achievements. We like to celebrate Australia Day with our Australian Manuka Honey! 🎉Just like it’s New Zealand counterpart, Australian Manuka Honey is produced by the bees from the nectar of the Manuka Tree. Australia is known to have 84 of the 87 Leptospermum species, including the Leptospermum Scoparium species in NZ. This is the only honey that exhibits non-peroxide activity due to the MG component only present at high levels in Manuka Honey. This makes honey unique because of its antimicrobial and nutritional properties. 

 

Celebrate National Soup Month with this easy, delicious and healthy kitchari! This recipe incorporates Ayurvedic spices known to help reduce inflammation, improve digestion and more. 

Topped off with a delectable Cilantro Honey Chutney that brings just the right amount of sweetness, this soup is the perfect dish to help you meet your 2021 goals!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup moong dal (dry)
• 1/2 cup basmati rice (dry)
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp Pacific Resources International Sea Salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper 
• 1/2 tsp cardamom 
• 2 tbsp coconut oil 
• 1 tsp ginger
• 1 tsp garlic 
• 5 cups water 
• Vegetables of choice (we used zucchini, kale and carrots) 

1. Rinse moong dal and rice a few times until water is clear.
2. 2. In a large pot, place spices and oil and cook until aromatic (make sure not to overcook the spices).
3. Next add 5 cups of water and 1 cup of moong dal and ½ cup basmati rice. Give it a good stir and add in your finely chopped vegetables.
4. Cook on medium/high until it starts to boil. Place the lid on and reduce to a simmer and let it cook for 35-40 minutes or until the rice and moong dal are mushy. Serve immediately and enjoy with a generous amount of cilantro honey chutney.

Cilantro Honey Chutney 

• 1 bunch cilantro 
• Juice of two lemons 
• 1 pinch of sea salt 
• 3 tbsp Pacific Resources International Australian Organic Raw Honey or Manuka honey 
• 1/4 cup shredded coconut 
• 2 tbsp toasted coconut flakes

1. Combine all ingredients in a food processor except the toasted coconut flakes.
2. Pulse until well combined to the consistency you prefer.
3. Add in the toasted coconut flakes last and pulse a few times. Serve on top of the kitchari and enjoy!