Your Guide To Buying, Cooking, and Baking With Honey

There are more than300 varietals of honey.Here's a handy guide to someof the more popular types of honeyyou'll find at your grocery store.Orange blossom honey isbursting with orange notes.Alfalfa honey is a mild-flavoredand light-amber honey.With its mild taste and flowery aroma,clover honey is a popular choicefor tabletop or baked goods.It doesn't taste like avocados, but if youlove molasses, you'll love avocado honey.Bees that pollinate buckwheatproduce a dark, flavorful honeywith pronounced notes of malt.Honeycomb is fun as a novelty— try spreading it on toast —but it's not useful in recipes.Honey butters and creams are best usedas spreads, as they tend to be moreexpensive than liquid honey