Which Honey to Choose for Cooking?
Honey is used more and more in cooking. Whether for a sweet or sweet and savory dish, it's delicious.
Yes, but there you go. Which one to choose according to your dish?
They are more or less sweet, have more or less character.
So here is a small list to help you choose them according to your dish.
For sweets
Sweet dishes, pastries, need sweet honeys, with not too pronounced aromas. Here are some examples :
- acacia honey, the most used, with the most neutral taste, which accompanies all sweet dishes by naturally replacing sugar
- lavender honey is more suitable for a sweet and savory dish, because it is less sweet in taste than acacia honey
- rosemary honey is a delight in baking
- just like orange honey which also goes well with fruit desserts
- raspberry honey is perfect in all sweet desserts
- finally, if you make your own pastries and different breads, try sunflower honey.
For characterful dishes
Savory or sweet and savory dishes also have their honeys. These are honeys with stronger and more "woody" flavors. Here are some examples :
- chestnut honey is delicious with cheeses, it also accompanies your pastries, but in small doses, and all your cooked and simmered dishes
- for game and other meats with a strong taste, choose buckthorn honey
- heather also, or in sweet and savory dishes
- arbutus honey is perfect for sweet and sour dishes (why not Chinese dishes?) and here too, sweet and sour and game
- finally think of forest honeys (fir trees for example) on your sandwiches or in your infusions, to enhance the taste ... it's delicious!
Here are some ways to discover new flavors with honey. Nothing prevents you from mixing several to enhance your dishes according to your taste.
If you want to discover some of these honeys, here are some links:
- Acacia honey,
- Lavender honey
- Rosemary honey
- Chestnut honey
Precaution
If you want to replace sugar with honey in your pastries and desserts, know that honey is more sugar. 75 g of honey is therefore equivalent to approximately 100 g of sugar.
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