Hot honey
A few months ago, my friend and I started experimenting with homemade hot honey in a small professional kitchen in the Netherlands. What began as a hobby slowly turned into something we became genuinely passionate about.
We call it De Peper Bij which roughly translates to The Pepper Bee. The idea behind the name is simple: combining real honey, natural ingredients, and the warmth of chili peppers into something with real character.
What makes our hot honey different is that we keep the process as natural as possible. We infuse our honey at temperatures below 40°C to help preserve the natural flavor, aroma, and quality of the honey itself. We work with carefully selected dried and fresh peppers and spend a lot of time testing different infusion methods and flavor balances.
Right now we’re experimenting with different styles like:
The Original
Extra Hot
BBQ Edition
Garlic & Rosemary
Ginger Lemon
Last night we paired one of our latest hot honey batches with smoked taco meat, and that sweet heat combination worked insanely well.
We’re still small and learning every day, but it’s exciting building something from scratch with real passion behind it.
Would love to hear from other hot honey or BBQ fans:
What do you use hot honey on?
Do you prefer mild sweet heat or extremely spicy?
Any flavor combinations we absolutely need to try?