India's next condiment craze is already in your pantry
Burnt honey is next
The lore
Every craze hides in plain sight before it erupts. Burnt honey — caramelised to the edge of bitter, then loosened with chilli and vinegar — is the condiment that turns a plain plate into an argument. It is sweet, smoky, sharp and savoury at once. The pantry already holds it. The culture just hasn't noticed yet.
Ingredients
- —Raw honey
- —Dried chilli flakes
- —A splash of vinegar
- —Flaky salt
The method
- 1Heat honey in a pan until it darkens and smells of caramel.
- 2Pull from heat the instant it edges toward bitter.
- 3Whisk in vinegar to loosen and chilli to wake it.
- 4Finish with flaky salt; bottle warm.
Credit
The Craving Engineer test kitchen-of-the-mind.