Honey
Apis mellifera (floral honey) · Sweetener
5 varietiesTop 10 pairings
A thick, golden syrup that bees make from flower nectar. Floral and far sweeter than sugar, it ranges from water-white to near-black, each shade carrying the scent of its blossom, and it almost never spoils.
Picking a good onedrag
Bright, clean, purely floralFrothing, winey, fizzing
Open in the cupboardEveryday honeyNever give honey to a baby under 12 months, not even baked, warmed or cooked.
Hold the jar to the lightFaint haze or first fine crystals
Turn the jar and lift a spoonfulSo thick a spoon stands a moment
Lid, seal and labelSound jar, country but no blossom
Smell it off a clean spoonFaint and delicate: acacia, clover