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Soften an overly spicy dish with honey or maple syrup
Tone down a too-spicy dish by stirring in one to two tablespoons of honey or maple syrup.
- Time
- ⏱ 1 min
- Difficulty
- ◆ easy
What you need
- honey or maple syrup
How to do it
- Add one to two tablespoons of honey or maple syrup to the dish.
- Add it bit by bit and taste in between.
Variations
- Sugar or agave syrup instead of honey, or lemon juice, orange juice or vinegar: also add these only little by little.
- Fatty dairy such as cream, sour cream or butter is another way to calm the heat.
Sources
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- utopia.de (opens in a new tab)
Um zu scharfes Essen zu neutralisieren, kannst du auch hier einen bis zwei Esslöffel Honig oder Ahornsirup ins Essen geben.
- verbraucherzentrale.nrw (opens in a new tab)
lässt sich durch Zucker oder Honig mildern.
nur nach und nach Zutaten wie zum Beispiel Zucker, Agavendicksaft oder Honig oder Zitronen-, Orangensaft oder Essig zugeben
