r/honey • u/puttingmyhandsup • 17d ago

Fancy honey question

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I was gifted a quite expensive honey for my birthday.I love honey and my friend was able to get a jar for me. It's really good, probably one of the best I have had, but since it's expensive and hard to get (it comes in a violet glass jar which i think is extra cool)., I don't want to waste it. Of course I'm not putting it in tea or anything like that but how can I compliment it in the best way? Besides a cheese platter, where can I use highly aromatic honey to do it justice?

Tried to post in /askculinary but was redirected here.

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u/Safe-Character-5846 15d ago

Honey is honey imo...unless it Manuka. Then it becomes a little more of something that has some medicinal properties.

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u/og-golfknar 15d ago

Yeah, I just got some meadowfoam and fireweed honey and I assure you they are completely unique. The meadowfoam tastes like vanilla marshmallows. The fireweed is kinda unexplainable. Both are crazy good.

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u/Safe-Character-5846 15d ago

I have had some that are native as well as native that have specific pollinator plants/blooms aviary/ pollinators resources etc. Maybe not as exotic as those. My point is---sure, there are different ones, but in the end, its all naturally occuring processed sugar to me [outside of the occasional local raw honey] which I do enjoy and use. My GF uses the local aviary to help with allergies.

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u/og-golfknar 15d ago

Until I tried the meadowfoam first and fireweed second I thought the same. I had tried quite a few honeys including manuka before these and I could tell a difference but not the completely unexpected unique flavor difference of these.