Cooking with Honey

Honey in the kitchen for your cooking!

One of the oldest ingredients being used is honey which in Ancient times was already found. In Egypt particularly in the pyramids they found some honey left from that era and it was still eatable. This shows that honey has no expiry date as it’s natural sugars serves to preserve the ingredient.

Personally I love to use honey in my kitchen, mostly as substitute to sugar and because I think that in Malta we produce one of the best honey in the world. Funnily enough is that I heard that Malta produce great honey from an experienced Scottish Honey Seller that I’ve met when I went in Scotland few years ago while I was searching to buy Scottish honey. Every season the bees produce 4 different flavours of honey. These different tastes which are Citrus Honey, Eucalyptus Honey, Carob Honey & Thyme Honey can marriage well with different dishes not just sweets but also savoury dishes. While browsingaround also I found this very interesting Book which I highly suggest to you to buy – The Honey Book. In this book you will find out many uses of Honey that you can try at home.  Also last year I went to visit my friend, who’s beekeeper hobby left me wanting to learn how the bees work and I was so excited to see how this delicious ingredient being produced Watch here

4 Types of Honey

Citrus Honey – This honey with a lemony and orangey flavour goes well with chicken. You can either marinate the chicken pieces or you can make a Honey Dressing to dress over your grilled chicken. I used this honey also in dessert recipes and instead of sugar.

Eucalyptus Honey – I prefer to use this kind of honey when I do my desserts and also in cold winters when I put a dollop in my hot milk & cinnamon (great to keep away flu).

Carob Honey – The smell of this Carob Honey is unbelievable. Carob Honey is mostly used in sweets recipes especially in Easter. A local Lenten Easter Recipe called Kwarezimal contains this type of honey.

Thyme Honey – With the Maltese countryside bulged with Thyme, this flavourful Thyme honey is great for Pork Ribs, Marinated Lamb and other white meats like rabbit & chicken. It has a wild country flavour that will get noticed when you open the jar.

What honey do you use for your cooking?

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