Getting the flavor of honey without the sweetness

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Honey has an interesting flavor, but it's very sweet.

Is there any way to get the flavor of honey without it being sweet?

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Best Answer

What comes to mind immediately is to experiment with different varieties. Honeys vary a lot in sweetness and strength of flavor.

From About.com

  • Acacia honey is very sweet with a clean, pure, classic honey flavor.
  • Alfalfa is a light honey but with a nice mild spicy note and floral aroma.
  • Blueberry honey has a slight tang and a fruity flavor.
  • Buckwheat is tasty on toast, but its strong and spicy flavor makes it perfect for marinades.
  • Clover is the classic honey - light, sweet, floral.
  • Coffee honey tends to be quite dark, with a rich, deep flavor that matches its color.
  • Eucalyptus honey has just a hint of menthol flavor in it, making it perfect for stirring into tea.
  • Fireweed honey has a markedly complex flavor and a slightly buttery texture. Like buckwheat honey, it can stand up to meats, marinades, glazes, and grilling
  • Heather is pungent and almost bitter, in a good way. It's great with smoky things, or on wholesome baked goods.
  • Linden honey is quite delicate and has a fresh, woodsy aroma perfect with tea
  • Orange Blossom is widely available but watch out, much of the orange blossom honey on the market is artificially flavored. Real orange blossom honey is mild and citrus-scented.
  • Palmetto is a mild honey with balanced sweetness.
  • Sage is a lot like palmetto honey - mild, sweet, flexible.
  • Sourwood is caramel-like and buttery and delicious on toast, biscuits, muffins, and any other vehicle you can think of.
  • Tupelo honey is somehow sweeter than other honeys, but with a lovely balanced mild flavor.
  • Wildflower honey is light and fruity yet richly flavored at the same time.

Based on that, perhaps heather honey would be a good place to start.



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How do you make honey not sweet?

So, what do you do to fix it? You can microwave the honey to decrystallize it, but this is not the best way. The best way is low and slow. You do not want to overheat the honey, so my favorite way to decrystallize honey is on the stove top because it is much easier to control the temperature.

How do you cut the taste of honey?

Adding lime juice can to your dish can balance out the sweetness. In case, you don't want too much of tanginess in the dish you can also add vinegar white wine vinegar, red wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar.

Can honey not be sweet?

Given that honey is mostly made from nectar (which comprises primarily fructose, glucose and sucrose) it is not surprising that honey contains a range of sugars....Is honey sweeter than table sugar?Sweetness Of Common Sugars And Artificial Sweeteners Relative To SucroseSugarsLactose0.16Galactose0.32Maltose0.339 more rows

What determines the sweetness of honey?

The presence of glucose is what makes honey sweeter. Regular honey is less sweet than raw honey because the enzymes and glucose have been filtered out. Glucose Oxidase is another enzyme which breaks down the glucose, giving the pH level of the honey more stable.


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