Truffle Honey 220g

Truffle honey blends award-winning acacia honey with black summer truffle slices, creating a sweet, earthy finishing touch for cheese, meat and desserts.

What Is Black Truffle Honey?

This distinctive condiment combines golden acacia honey with black summer truffle, Tuber aestivum. Award-winning beekeeper László Váraljai supplies the honey; it is the same acacia honey available in our range.

Acacia honey is chosen for its mild floral sweetness, naturally clear appearance and because it stays liquid for longer than many other honeys. Its gentle character allows the earthy, musky aroma of black truffle to shine through.

The result is a beautifully balanced sweet-and-savoury honey. It begins with the delicate floral sweetness of acacia, followed by the earthy, savoury depth of truffle, making it especially good with rich cheese, roast vegetables, meat and simple dishes that benefit from contrast.

How to Use Black Truffle Honey

Use black truffle honey as a finishing ingredient, adding a small drizzle just before serving so its aroma remains clear. It is naturally sweet, but the truffle brings enough savoury depth to make it especially effective with salty, creamy or roasted foods.

• Drizzle over warm Brie, baked Camembert with black truffle honey, goat’s cheese, blue cheese or aged hard cheese, with good bread, crackers, pear and walnuts.
• Finish roast carrots, parsnips, squash or beetroot with a little honey, then add toasted hazelnuts, thyme or crumbled goat’s cheese.
• Mix it with black truffle mustard to make a sweet-savoury glaze for chicken, pork, sausages or roast vegetables.
• Whisk it with olive oil and a little vinegar or lemon juice for a dressing for bitter leaves, roasted beetroot, pear and blue cheese.
• Spoon it over whipped ricotta on crostini, then finish with black pepper and a few toasted nuts for an easy canapé.
• Use it sparingly over vanilla ice cream, panna cotta, croissants or a simple cheeseboard dessert when you want a surprising savoury note.

Chef’s Tip

Start with a small drizzle. Black truffle honey is aromatic and rich, so a little is usually enough to transform a dish. Add it after cooking rather than exposing it to prolonged heat.

Where Does It Come From?

Black truffle honey is part of the Monika’s Kitchen range, personally selected by Monika for its flavour, versatility and ease of use in home cooking.

The truffles are Jászsági nyári szarvasgomba, or Jászság summer truffles, from Hungary’s Jászság region. This regional speciality holds EU Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status, recognising the connection between its origin, reputation and distinctive character.

Specialist producers and a team of truffle hunters led by István Bagi supply the truffles. His extensive knowledge of Hungary’s truffle-growing landscapes and seasonal conditions brings specialist expertise to their sourcing.

Truffles grow underground and are located by trained dogs working by scent. The hunting teams include rescue dogs trained by a specialist animal charity, giving these remarkable animals an important role in finding truffles beneath the forest floor.

Discover more about the ingredient and its regional character in our black truffle collection, or explore our truffle foods for more ways to enjoy it at home.

Ingredients & Nutritional Information

Ingredients: Acacia honey, black truffle (Tuber aestivum) (3%), truffle flavouring.

Country of Origin: Hungary.

Dietary information: Suitable for vegetarians. Free from allergens and preservatives. Non-GMO. Not suitable for children under 12 months of age.

Storage: Store in a cool, dry place with the lid securely closed. Do not refrigerate. Acacia honey naturally stays liquid for longer than many other types of honey, but crystallisation can happen over time and does not affect quality. If needed, stand the closed jar in lukewarm water until the honey softens. Avoid boiling water or prolonged high heat.