You ever think about how we’re all just slaves to the arbitrary vicissitudes of language?
Just try and tell me with a straight face that we would have EVER gotten this trend if "Hot Honey" were not An Alliteration. I forkin' dare u.
by Matsunosuperfan
31 Comments
pockunit
It’s marginally better than “spicy bug puke”
Rockymountain_thighs
I thought it was slightly warmer than room temperature honey
Matsunosuperfan
I like the Fallow boys broadly speaking, as much as one can parasocially like someone they’ve never met and whose real personality remains a compete mystery
but I saw a short from them earlier where the dude goes “and then we just add some of our Fallow hot honey” and I just lost it. I’m like ffffff I guess I also like money and would do it too so I can’t rly hate but fffffffffffff
SockSock81219
Apparently the guy who popularized it in the US already had the name “Mike’s Hot Honey” figured out before he had settled on a recipe, after trying some chili-infused honey while he was traveling in Brazil. Gotta admit, it’s a catchy name.
anonymouscrank
The pizza places I visit the most have had hot honey as a topping or just on the table as a condiment for 5+ years, and I live in frickin Winnipeg, hardly a trendsetting place 🤷♀️
I think people just like the sweet & spicy combo, like how Thai sweet chili sauce was everywhere a few years ago.
milkbongx420
Yall ever put hotsause in honey and dip some fried chicken in it? Been doing it my whole life (30) learned it from my mom
Terpsichorean_Wombat
Indeed. I can’t eat nightshade vegetables any more, and I thereby discovered the magical convolutions of the word “pepper.”
Apparently, there was a period when Europeans just called anything vaguely spicy “pepper.” So I can’t eat bell peppers or chili peppers, but I can eat black pepper, long pepper, Szechaun pepper, and alligator pepper, none of which are remotely like nightshade peppers.
natterjacket
we need a cuter name for sriracha mayo quick
capnfoo
I recently tried Mike’s hot honey, it tasted like it had NyQuil mixed in.
EvolutionCreek
Waitress: Can I have some hot honey for my moist muffin?
AssaultLemming_
Just going to say I don’t like hot honey why is this even a thing?
FondleGanoosh438
We make our own at my work. It’s red pepper flake and Costco honey. We don’t put that shit on a pedestal. We put it on a couple pizzas.
fastal_12147
I too smoke weed
D-Rick
Didn’t know Zabs made hot honey. Their St Augustine hot sauce is one of my favorites. I eat it on everything
upset_pachyderm
The alliteration surely helps, but we wouldn’t be here if people didn’t actually like the stuff. I don’t care for heat and sweet together, but I’m apparently in the minority.
1PantherA33
Hot honey breakfast hot pockets are incredibly gross and semi-ruined the flavor profile for me.
RaoulDukex
Not just alliteration. Go buy rice at the super market its all “extra fancy” or some other nonsense.
Can I just buy normal rice? I mean its the smart and final brand for 2$ I am guessing its not over fancy compared to the competition.
Fabulous_Hand2314
Isn’t Bone Broth also a misnomer? Something like. Broth is made of meats but a stock is made of bones. Someone correct me I forget
The_Doodder
Cool Honey – Ranch
TurnedEvilAfterBan
The first hot honey pepperoni pizza was eye open Ning. Ordered a second later and they forgot to add the honey. I thought it was a sauce, the guy I was complaining to on the phone told me it’s just hot honey.
buffaleezy
Ze honey is good we only have it on one Pizza at work where it makes sense. But the losers who have this and whipped ricotta on every pizza they make, boo
synked_
The endless obsession with hot honey has become very irritating to me.
Still7Superbaby7
Best combo salty/spicy/sweet. Get some bacon, top with brown sugar and crushed red pepper. Bake until the sugar caramelizes.
Responsible_Two_6251
I learned a new word today
BoiCDumpsterFire
I hate hot honey. Like yeah there were a couple dishes I used it on years ago and it was good. Kind of a unique way to add spice and sweetness. Now everybody and their mom has it on everything and it’s never actually spicy anymore and it all tastes like preservatives. Just like how chipotle happened a few years ago.
Riotroom
I’ve been smothering pizza with red pepper flakes and honey since the mid 2000’s. Idk why there was honey at the 3 am pizza by the slice across from the bar but whoever thought of that, and whoever bottled it are above my thinking.
Kafka_Lane
People lose their shit over new food trends.
I work in the food industry.
“Save the bees! Extra honey on my food please!”
Hot honey is a fucking epidemic of ignorance.
“Honey on my pizza? You must be crazy!” Watches a commercial with HH featured. “Most delicious pizza I’ve ever eaten. I want honey on everything I eat at every restaurant!”
Complains at every restaurant that doesn’t carry it.
The price. The sugar content. The obvious sign that you’re easily manipulated by mass advertising.
deviemelody
I don’t know if it’s intentional 🤣 but your title’s choice of word reproduces the very illusion of difference it makes fun of.
*unless it was an intentional self-aware meta humor.
bryanlikesbikes
I made a gallon of local honey with Aleppo chili flakes in January of 2020. We closed in March like everyone else, and when we were closed, did some remodeling. During the remodel of the kitchen, whoever moved it dropped the jar it was in. Such a bummer.
trubol
Easiest way to check if hot honey is a thing just because of its easy roll-off-the-tongue alliterarion is to see if it exists in other languages.
Let’s try Spanish and Portuguese:
*Miel Picante*
*Mel Picante*
Nah, doesn’t work.
Is it a thing in places where they speak those languages? I don’t think. Probably not.
31 Comments
It’s marginally better than “spicy bug puke”
I thought it was slightly warmer than room temperature honey
I like the Fallow boys broadly speaking, as much as one can parasocially like someone they’ve never met and whose real personality remains a compete mystery
but I saw a short from them earlier where the dude goes “and then we just add some of our Fallow hot honey” and I just lost it. I’m like ffffff I guess I also like money and would do it too so I can’t rly hate but fffffffffffff
Apparently the guy who popularized it in the US already had the name “Mike’s Hot Honey” figured out before he had settled on a recipe, after trying some chili-infused honey while he was traveling in Brazil. Gotta admit, it’s a catchy name.
The pizza places I visit the most have had hot honey as a topping or just on the table as a condiment for 5+ years, and I live in frickin Winnipeg, hardly a trendsetting place 🤷♀️
I think people just like the sweet & spicy combo, like how Thai sweet chili sauce was everywhere a few years ago.
Yall ever put hotsause in honey and dip some fried chicken in it? Been doing it my whole life (30) learned it from my mom
Indeed. I can’t eat nightshade vegetables any more, and I thereby discovered the magical convolutions of the word “pepper.”
Apparently, there was a period when Europeans just called anything vaguely spicy “pepper.” So I can’t eat bell peppers or chili peppers, but I can eat black pepper, long pepper, Szechaun pepper, and alligator pepper, none of which are remotely like nightshade peppers.
we need a cuter name for sriracha mayo quick
I recently tried Mike’s hot honey, it tasted like it had NyQuil mixed in.
Waitress: Can I have some hot honey for my moist muffin?
Just going to say I don’t like hot honey why is this even a thing?
We make our own at my work. It’s red pepper flake and Costco honey. We don’t put that shit on a pedestal. We put it on a couple pizzas.
I too smoke weed
Didn’t know Zabs made hot honey. Their St Augustine hot sauce is one of my favorites. I eat it on everything
The alliteration surely helps, but we wouldn’t be here if people didn’t actually like the stuff. I don’t care for heat and sweet together, but I’m apparently in the minority.
Hot honey breakfast hot pockets are incredibly gross and semi-ruined the flavor profile for me.
Not just alliteration. Go buy rice at the super market its all “extra fancy” or some other nonsense.
Can I just buy normal rice? I mean its the smart and final brand for 2$ I am guessing its not over fancy compared to the competition.
Isn’t Bone Broth also a misnomer? Something like. Broth is made of meats but a stock is made of bones. Someone correct me I forget
Cool Honey – Ranch
The first hot honey pepperoni pizza was eye open Ning. Ordered a second later and they forgot to add the honey. I thought it was a sauce, the guy I was complaining to on the phone told me it’s just hot honey.
Ze honey is good we only have it on one
Pizza at work where it makes sense. But the losers who have this and whipped ricotta on every pizza they make, boo
The endless obsession with hot honey has become very irritating to me.
Best combo salty/spicy/sweet. Get some bacon, top with brown sugar and crushed red pepper. Bake until the sugar caramelizes.
I learned a new word today
I hate hot honey. Like yeah there were a couple dishes I used it on years ago and it was good. Kind of a unique way to add spice and sweetness. Now everybody and their mom has it on everything and it’s never actually spicy anymore and it all tastes like preservatives. Just like how chipotle happened a few years ago.
I’ve been smothering pizza with red pepper flakes and honey since the mid 2000’s. Idk why there was honey at the 3 am pizza by the slice across from the bar but whoever thought of that, and whoever bottled it are above my thinking.
People lose their shit over new food trends.
I work in the food industry.
“Save the bees! Extra honey on my food please!”
Hot honey is a fucking epidemic of ignorance.
“Honey on my pizza? You must be crazy!” Watches a commercial with HH featured. “Most delicious pizza I’ve ever eaten. I want honey on everything I eat at every restaurant!”
Complains at every restaurant that doesn’t carry it.
The price. The sugar content. The obvious sign that you’re easily manipulated by mass advertising.
I don’t know if it’s intentional 🤣 but your title’s choice of word reproduces the very illusion of difference it makes fun of.
*unless it was an intentional self-aware meta humor.
I made a gallon of local honey with Aleppo chili flakes in January of 2020. We closed in March like everyone else, and when we were closed, did some remodeling. During the remodel of the kitchen, whoever moved it dropped the jar it was in. Such a bummer.
Easiest way to check if hot honey is a thing just because of its easy roll-off-the-tongue alliterarion is to see if it exists in other languages.
Let’s try Spanish and Portuguese:
*Miel Picante*
*Mel Picante*
Nah, doesn’t work.
Is it a thing in places where they speak those languages? I don’t think. Probably not.
So, yeah, your concern is legit
Whens sour siracha and spiked soy sauce coming