Recipe
Chive honey
- Herb:
- Chives Allium schoenoprasum
- Method:
- Honey macerate
- Plant part:
- Leaf
About 25 minBeginnerRecipe science profile
Procedure
- Chop the leafy tops finely, fill about one third of the jar, and cover with honey.
- Macerate 1–2 weeks, then strain — mild onion/garlic family flavour.
Extraction
- Herb:
- finely chopped aerial parts, about 1/3 of a jar according to the recipe
- Solvent:
- Honey; macerate for roughly 1–2 weeks.
- Shelf life:
- Keep chilled after straining.
- Target compounds:
- Aromatic sulphides and polar metabolites partly in the honey.
Notes
Maceration takes weeks.
Why it works
Macerating aerial parts in honey chiefly releases aromatics and some polar compounds; this is typically a low-concentration culinary format. Thermal stability and microbial risk depend on the honey ratio, plant moisture, and storage conditions.
Related
Chives — Herb card
Honey macerate — Processing method detail