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Honey

honey / miel / 蜂蜜

Flavor and role: A natural sweetener made from flower nectar, sweeter than sugar with a floral aroma. It tenderises meat and helps it colour quickly when roasting.
Typical dishes and uses: Honey-glazed roast chicken, baklava, Greek yogurt, dressings, tea
Substitutes: 1 tbsp honey = 1.25 tbsp sugar + 1 tsp water, or 1 tbsp maple syrup. Do not give to babies under 1 year old.
Storage: Airtight at room temperature, indefinitely. If it crystallises, warm it in a water bath at 40°C or below. It sets faster in the fridge.
Main countries: Greece · Türkiye · New Zealand
Used in this book: Bircher Muesli Challah (Braided Jewish Egg Bread)Char Siu Cơm Tấm Sườn Nướng (Broken Rice with Grilled Pork Chop)Berlin Currywurst Dorayaki Feteer Meshaltet Focaccia Hot Honey Salmon with Crisp Cucumber Salad Japanese Curry Rice (Kare Raisu)Japanese Yogurt Cheesecake (Two-Ingredient, No-Bake)Lebkuchen (German Christmas Spice Cookies)Loukoumades (Greek Honey Doughnuts)Madeleines Msemen Chocolate-Dipped Alfajores, Mar del Plata Style Gochujang-Panca Chicken Anticuchos in Lettuce Wraps (Peruvian × Korean)Japanese Curry Arancini with Tonkatsu Sauce Ayam Penyet Ssam with Sambal Ssamjang Baklava Ice Cream Cups Brûléed Banana Boat Yogurt Bowls with Skillet Granola Brown Butter Walnut Banana Bread Gochujang-Glazed Bangers with Kimchi Butter Mash Bulgogi Kimchi Bánh Mì Crispy Bánh Xèo Shrimp Salad Bowl Masala Chai Barmbrack with Cardamom Honey Butter (Irish × Indian)Microwave Basbousa Mug Cake with Pistachio Yogurt Burnt Basque Cheesecake Toast Crispy Beef and Broccoli Rice-Paper Dumplings Gochujang Bulgogi Beef Chow Fun (Korean × Cantonese)Hickory-Smoked Herb-Butter Beer-Can Chicken Gochujang Chimaek Beer-Can Chicken Dolsot Bibimbap with Crispy Rice and Beef Gochujang Crispy Bibimbap Rice Bites Cheesy Mung Bean Kimchi Balls Toasted-Oat Bircher with Caramelised Apple and Honey Hazelnuts Bircher Frozen Yogurt Bark Peking-Style Hoisin Chicken Blini Rolls Blini Mille-Crêpe Cake with Honey Sour Cream Spiced Bossam with Sweet-Spicy Radish Garlic-Soy Bossam Rice Bowl Kimchi-Cheese Bourekas with Gochujang-Honey Glaze (Israeli × Korean)White Miso Sesame Swirl Brownies Bruschetta Pull-Apart Cheese Bread Double-Fried Buffalo Wings with Chunky Blue Cheese Gochujang Buffalo Wings Hot Honey Buffalo Chicken Bowl Cast-Iron Sirloin Bulgogi with Scallion Salad Charcoal Bún Chả with Homemade Caramel and Crispy Shallots Bún Chả Burger with Pickled Carrot and Sriracha Mayo Charcoal Bún Thịt Nướng with Caramel Pork and Crispy Shallots Lemongrass Pork Belly Ssam with Gochujang Nước Chấm (Vietnamese × Korean)Gochujang Chicken Curry Bunny Chow with Kimchi Slaw (Korean x South African)Crispy Rice Burrito Bowl Tandoor-Style Murgh Makhani Butter Chicken Cheese Toast Cachapa Pancake Stack with Honey Butter and Cheese Crust Tangzhong Ham, Bacon and Cheese Cachitos Hot Honey Hash Brown Fold-Over Wrap Kimchi Bulgogi Campfire Nachos Nikkei Salmon Ceviche with Soy and Sesame Six-Strand Honey Challah with Tangzhong and Overnight Proof Honey-Tahini Challah Monkey Bread Char Siu Tacos with Charred Pineapple Salsa Crispy Rice-Paper Char Siu Cheese Dumplings Jaggery Banana Chatamari with Cardamom Yoghurt Gochujang Cheese Fondue with Rice Cakes, Sausages and Sweet Potato (Korean x Swiss)Honey Garlic Adobo Wings Chicken Cacciatore Japanese Curry Rice (Italian × Japanese)Crispy Machboos Popcorn Chicken with Black-Lime Yogurt Gochujang Kimchi Chicken Parma (Korean × Australian)Individual Chicken Pastillas with Honey-Saffron Onion Confit and Orange Blossom Almonds Chicken Pastilla Potstickers with Cinnamon-Honey Chilli Dip Chicken Pastilla Filo-Crunch Toast Japanese Curry Chicken Pot Pie (Japanese × American)Charcoal-Skewered Chicken Tikka Masala Gochujang Kimchi Chili Matcha Cherry Mini Clafoutis Kimchi Colcannon with Gochujang Butter (Irish × Korean)Charcoal Cơm Tấm Sườn Chả with Steamed Egg Meatloaf Cơm Tấm Rice Burger Brown Butter Honey Cornbread with Charred Corn Gochujang chicken and mozzarella coxinha (Korean dakgalbi style)Croque Monsieur Roll-Ups Char Siu Cubano (Cantonese x Cuban)Cubano Egg Rolls with Honey Mustard Dip Currywurst Japanese Curry Rice Currywurst Melt Toastie Dakgalbi Cheese Quesadillas Orange Dakgangjeong (American-Chinese Orange Chicken × Korean)Kimchi Cheese Dan Bing with Gochujang Mayo (Taiwanese × Korean)Dorayaki with Homemade Tsubuan Tiramisu Dorayaki (Italian × Japanese)Mini Dorayaki Pancake Cereal Doro Wat with Homemade Niter Kibbeh and Honey-Wine Finish Kimchi Cheddar Egg Bites with Gochujang-Honey Drizzle Kimchi Pork Egg Foo Young with Gochujang Gravy (Chinese-American × Korean)Miso Butter Elote with Aonori and Katsuobushi Bulgogi Fataya with Gochujang Onion Sauce (Senegalese × Korean)Saffron Duck Leg Fesenjan Fesenjan Pulled Chicken Tacos with Pomegranate Salsa Pomegranate-Walnut Glazed Chicken Wings Feteer with Ashta Cream, Honey and Pistachios Gochujang Chicken Cheese Feteer (Egyptian × Korean)Honey-Tahini Feteer Swirls Cold-Fermented Garlic and Rosemary Focaccia Za'atar, Feta and Cherry Tomato Focaccia Smashed Potato Salmon Bowl Orange-Blossom Honey Fricassé Doughnuts Gai Yang Wings with Khao Khua Crunch Kimchi Cheese Stuffed Naan with Gochujang Garlic Butter Crispy Genfo Bites with Hot Honey Berbere Butter Whipped feta horiatiki toast Gochujang Fried Chicken Gua Bao with Pickled Radish Peanut Brittle Ice Cream Butter Bao Kimchi Cheese Gyoza Crispy Pajeon Chips with Gochujang-Lime Mayo Brown-Roux Hayashi Rice, Yōshoku-Restaurant Style Roasted Kabocha Hobakjuk with Ground Sweet Rice, Red Beans and Pine Nuts Kabocha Mochi Parfait with Toasted Walnuts Kimchi Cheese Egg Hoppers with Gochujang Mayo Hot Cross Scones with Whipped Orange-Honey Butter Crispy-Skin Hot Honey Salmon with Herbed Yogurt and Cucumber Ribbons Chipotle Hot Honey Salmon Tacos with Cucumber-Lime Salsa Crispy Hot Honey Salmon Bites with Whipped Feta Busan-Style Seed Hotteok Bread Hotteok with Vanilla Ice Cream İmam Bayıldı Feta Galette with Chilli Honey Jamaican Curry Beef Gyoza with Scotch Bonnet–Lime Dipping Sauce (Jamaican × Japanese)Slow-Simmered European-Style Beef Curry Greek Honey-Walnut Yogurt Cheesecake (Greek × Japanese)Pimento-Smoked Charcoal Jerk Chicken Jerk Chicken Puff Patties with Mango-Lime Dip Jeyuk Tacos with Lime Slaw Harissa-Gochujang Kafteji Bibimbap (Tunisian × Korean)Injeolmi Kaiserschmarrn with Honey Butter Yangnyeom Karaage (Korean Sweet-Spicy Glazed Fried Chicken)Crispy Kartoffelpuffer Cups with Apple-Bacon Sour Cream Double-Fried Hire Katsu Sando with House Sauce Yangnyeom Katsu Sando with Pickled Radish Slaw (Korean × Japanese)Yangnyeom Kelewele: Gochujang-Honey Glazed Plantain (Ghanaian x Korean)Kelewele Caramel Sundae with Honey Peanut Crunch Pilau Masala Honey-Lime Wings with Kachumbari Yogurt Dip Yangnyeom Kibbeling (Dutch × Korean)Kimchi Cheese Omurice Mozzarella Kimchi Fried Rice Croquettes Kimchi Jeon Pizza with Pepperoni and Hot Honey Mitmita Butter Kitfo Bibimbap (Ethiopian x Korean)Gochujang köfte lettuce wraps (ssam)Crunchy Konafa Mango Cream Cups Nutty Soy Milk Bingsu Kopytka and Kielbasa Skewers with Honey-Mustard Glaze Brined Soy-Garlic Fried Chicken Gochujang Buffalo Wings Lemon-Miso Butter Chicken and Potato Traybake (Greek × Japanese)Kung Pao Chicken Tacos with Lime Slaw Kung Pao Popcorn Chicken Cups Mini Lángos Cinnamon-Sugar Bites with Honey Sour-Cream Dip Nuremberg Elisenlebkuchen with Dark Chocolate Masala Chai Lebkuchen with Jaggery and Pistachio (German × Indian)Lebkuchen Cheesecake Bars Lecsó Whipped-Feta Toast with Crispy Sausage and Honey Light Soup Glazed Chicken Skewers Lion's Head Meatball Bao with Sesame Napa Slaw Crisp Loukoumades with Orange-Thyme Honey and Walnut-Sesame Brittle Churro Loukoumades with Mexican Cinnamon-Chocolate Sauce (Greek × Mexican)Honey-Walnut Loukoumades Yogurt Parfait Cups Brown Butter Honey Madeleines Matcha White Chocolate Madeleines Lemon-Glazed Madeleine Bars Japanese-Style Mafé Curry Rice Mafé Sweet Potato Fries with Spicy Peanut-Tomato Dip Malai Kofta Sliders with Makhani Mayo and Pickled Onions Kimchi Cheese Manakish with Za'atar Crust and Gochujang Honey Za'atar Cheese Swirl Buns with Honey Drizzle Cardamom-Coconut Mandazi Waffles with Mango and Honey Yogurt Crispy Coconut Sticky Rice Cakes with Mango-Lime Salsa Gochujang & Perilla Margherita Pan Pizza Gochujang Rosé Marry Me Chicken Rice Bowl Kofta Meatloaf with Pomegranate Glaze and Tahini Yogurt (Levantine × American)Overnight Butter Medialunas with Orange-Honey Glaze Mole Chicken Bánh Mì with Pickled Carrot and Daikon (Mexican × Vietnamese)Lamb Seven-Vegetable Couscous with Tfaya Roasted Vegetable Couscous Bowl with Whipped Feta Gochujang Butter Moules with Sweet Potato Oven Fries Msemen Croffles with Honey Butter and Amlou Drizzle Crispy Mushroom Risotto Squares with Whipped Ricotta and Hot Honey Banana Cream Cheese Mutabbaq Roll Bites with Honey and Pistachio Miso Eggplant Cheese Toast Seafood Mix Okonomiyaki with Homemade Sauce Date and Cardamom Oliebollen with Honey-Orange Syrup (Dutch × Middle Eastern)Crab-Stick Olivier with Gochujang Mayo and Corn (Russian × Korean)Ghee-Crisped Filo Om Ali with Cardamom Milk Gochujang Bulgogi Pad Thai Palak Paneer Cheese Melt Toast Buttermilk Dorayaki with Sweet Red Bean and Butter Coconut Panna Cotta with Lime Mango Jalapeño-Cheddar Cheese Bread Bites with Chipotle Honey Butter Pão de Queijo Waffle with Egg, Avocado and Chili Honey Gochujang bravas Strawberry Pavlova Yogurt Cup Oven-Crisp Pepper Soup Wings with Scent Leaf Yogurt Dip Picanha Ssam with Kimchi Vinagrete and Honey Ssamjang Kimchi Cheese Potsticker Pierogi Pisto Puff Tartlets with Honey Ricotta Beetroot Pkhali Toast with Whipped Feta Gochujang Salmon Poke Bowl Gochugaru Honey-Soy Pollo al Ajillo Lemon-Ginger Ponzu Pork Medallions (American × Japanese)Bulgogi Poutine with Gochujang Gravy and Kimchi Gochujang Honey Provoleta (Argentine × Korean)Kabocha Miso Pie with Black Sesame Crumb Crust (Japanese × American)Quesadilla Hotcake Stack with Cinnamon Crema Kimchi Bacon Quesadillas with Gochujang Crema Kimchi Raggmunk with Gochujang-Glazed Pork Belly (Swedish × Korean)Ratatouille Cheese Melt Toast Kimchi Rouladen in Gochujang Braise (German × Korean)Gochujang-Honey Roast Lamb with Kimchi Roast Potatoes (Australian × Korean)Crispy Roti Jala Cups with Coconut Curry Chicken Salad Korean Cream Cheese Garlic Salt Bread Pressed Caramel Salt Bread with Vanilla Ice Cream Gochujang Pork Belly Tacos with Kimchi Salsa Honey-Soy Pork Belly Leek Roll Skewers Japanese Curry Beef Samsa (Uzbek x Japanese)Sausage Sizzle Skewers with Smoky Tomato Glaze Scallion Pancake Twists with Sriracha Mayo Schnitzel Katsu Curry Banana-Cardamom Sel Roti Waffles with Honey Yoghurt Gochujang Sesame-Peanut Bibim Guksu (Korean × Chinese)Rainbow Sesame-Peanut Noodle Jar Salad with Crispy Tofu Chipotle-Lime Shrimp and Corn Grits (Mexican × Southern)Sinigang Tamarind Wings Sizzling Sisig Kimchi Bibimbap with Gochujang-Calamansi Sauce (Filipino × Korean)Bulgogi Smash Burger with Butter Kimchi and Gochujang Mayo Crunchy Rye Smørrebrød Bowl with Jammy Eggs Hot Honey Fried Chicken Sandwich with Pickle Slaw Gochujang Pork Souvlaki Wrap with Sesame Tzatziki Cheesy Stamppot Croquette Cakes Gochujang Chicken Stroganoff Gochujang-Butter Sujebi Bites Suya Steak Crunch Salad with Peanut-Lime Dressing Gochujang Rosé Cream Meatball Rice Bowl Injeolmi Syrniki with Roasted Soybean Powder and Honey Lamb Tagine with Prunes and Almonds Gochujang Sweet Potato Chicken Tagine Lemon Olive Tagine Hand Pies Gochujang-Honey Popcorn Chicken (Korean Yangnyeom Style)Korean Sujeonggwa Pear Tarte Tatin with Ginger-Cinnamon Caramel Kimchi-Cheese Tequeños with Gochujang Honey Mayo (Venezuelan × Korean)Crispy-Skin Teriyaki Chicken with Charred Negi Thiakry Frozen Yogurt Bark with Mango Cold Thukpa Noodle Salad with Timur-Sesame Dressing Awaze Tibs with Homemade Niter Kibbeh Tinola Ginger Chicken Rice Bowl with Green Papaya Pickle Mini Toad-in-the-Hole Bites with Honey-Mustard Dip Black Sesame Torta della Nonna with Honey-Glazed Pine Nuts (Italian × Korean)Crispy Honey-Gochujang Rice Cake Bites with Cheddar Dip Gochujang Butter Yogurt Pasta Twice-Cooked Pork Tacos with Pickled Onion Waakye Grain Salad with Avocado and Lime-Chilli Dressing Yakitori Tacos with Lime Slaw and Shichimi Mayo Chicken Yassa Flatbread Bulgogi Yorkshire Pudding Bowls Gochujang-Honey Yuca Fries with Kimchi Curtido Crispy Baked Yuxiang Eggplant Fries with Chilli-Garlic Glaze Zaalouk Puff Pastry Tart with Feta and Honey Zucchini Slice Muffins with Whipped Feta

Updated 2026-10-10