honey garlic

Sticky wing coating

Honey garlic is a flavor combination used in sauces, marinades, and glazes, blending sweetness with pungent garlic: honey garlic chicken wings, honey garlic shrimp.

The pairing is especially popular in Asian-inspired dishes and North American takeout cuisine.

As a compound modifier, it describes foods prepared with this sauce: I'll have the honey garlic ribs.

Related

sticky fingers · wings · chicken wings · chicken · marinade · sweet · brown sugar · savory · caramelized · cloves · soy · ginger · Asian · crispy · drumsticks · finger food · baked · sheet pan

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flavor profile

honey garlicbuffalo

Large North American bovine

lemon pepper · plain · sour · bitter · dry rub

sauce intensity

honey garlicghost pepper

Extremely hot chili variety

extra hot · scorching · fiery · bland · plain

taste intensity character

honey garlicplain

Basic and unremarkable

unseasoned · bland · unflavored · tart · acidic

Family

honey, garlic, honeys, honeyed, honeying, garlics, garlicky, honeybee, honeycomb

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G