Part 3: Honey Varietals Chapter 6: Discovering the World’s Top Honey Producers 1. China (500,000 tons) 2. Iran (112,000 tons) 3. Turkey (110,000 tons) 4. India (85,000 tons) 5. United States (81,000 tons) 6. Russian Federation (70,000 tons) 7. Ukraine (66,500 tons) 8. Mexico (57,000 tons) 9. Brazil (42,400 tons) 10. New Zealand (23,000 tons) Chapter 7: Getting to Know 50 Varietals of Honey Learning about Varietal Honeys A Word about Wildflower Honey Chapter 8: All That Glistens Is Not Liquid Gold Laundering Honey Transshipping Honey Removing Pollen to Conceal the Honey’s Origin Blending Honeys Cutting Honey Intervention of Humans
8 Part 4: Becoming a Honey Tasting Expert Chapter 9: Thinking Like a Honey Sommelier Differentiating Taste and Flavor Are You a Supertaster? The Nose Remembers Describing What You Taste Tuning Up Your Taste Buds and Sharpening Your Sniffer Chapter 10: Knowing How to Taste Honey Looking, Smelling, and Tasting: Sensory Analysis Creating the Right Environment for Tasting Setting Up For Honey Tasting Writing Tasting Notes Defining the Color of Honey Smelling Your Honey Profiling Honey Characteristics Using the Aroma and Flavor Chart Trigeminals Determining the Honey’s “Finish” Talking About Texture Chapter 11: Taking the Terror Out Of Terroir Capturing the Flavors of Local Foods Influencing Nectar Getting the Dirt on Honey (Geology) Honey and Geography Knowing What Weather Has to Do with It Chapter 12: Looking at What Can Go Wrong With Honey Recognizing Defects Crossing Crystallization Defects Knowing Why a Honey Tastes Like Beer
9 Part 5: Hey, Honey, Let’s Party Chapter 13: Shopping for Your Honey Knowing Where to Shop Deciphering Labels Fair Trade Honey Chapter 14: Brewing Honey Wine (Mead) Discovering Mead’s Long History Introducing Seven Types of Mead Getting the Necessary Mead-Making Equipment Understanding Useful Mead-Making Terms Chapter 15: Cooking with Honey Chapter 16: Baking with Honey Swapping Out Sugar for Honey Checking Out Some Recipes Chapter 17: Using Honey for Thirst-Quenching and Celebratory Beverages Making Honey-Inspired Beverages Mixing Honey-Based Cocktails Chapter 18: Pairing Honey with Cheese and Other Foods Pairing Honey with Cheese Conjuring Creative Pairings Considering Classic Pairings of Honey and Food Chapter 19: Honey, Let’s Have a Party Planning the Party Assembling the Right Stuff Developing Your Menu