Hot Star Honey Korean BBQ

Sticky, smoky, and irresistibly moreish

Produced in Norfolk by Hot Star →

Produced in Norfolk by Hot Star Honey, Korean BBQ combines sweet British honey with smoky spices and the bold, savoury flavours associated with Korean-style barbecue.

Sweet, sticky, smoky and packed with umami, this is a wonderfully versatile Korean-inspired BBQ sauce that can be used for glazing, brushing, drizzling, dipping or stirring through a dish. There's a gentle warmth rather than overwhelming chilli heat, allowing the honey, smoke and savoury flavours to work together.

Brush it over ribs or chicken, drizzle it onto grilled vegetables, add it to burgers or use it to bring instant sweet and savoury depth to rice and noodle dishes.

What does Korean BBQ sauce taste like?

Korean-style barbecue is known for combining sweet, savoury, smoky and umami-rich flavours, often with a background warmth from chilli and spices.

Hot Star Honey's version brings British honey into that flavour combination, providing natural sweetness and the sticky consistency that works so well when glazing food.

Expect sweetness first, followed by savoury umami, smoke and gentle warmth – rich enough to add plenty of character without simply overpowering whatever you're eating it with.

What is umami?

Umami is the deeply savoury flavour often described as the fifth taste alongside sweet, sour, salty and bitter.

It's one of the characteristics that makes Korean-style BBQ so satisfying. Combined here with sweet honey, smoke and spice, it creates a sauce with considerably more depth than a conventional sweet barbecue sauce.

What can you use Hot Star Honey Korean BBQ with?

This is far more than something to bring out when the barbecue is lit. Its combination of sweetness, smoke and savoury flavour makes it extremely useful for everyday cooking.

Try it with:

• Ribs – brush on towards the end of cooking for a sweet, sticky Korean-style BBQ glaze
• Chicken – excellent with wings, thighs or grilled chicken
• Burgers – use instead of conventional barbecue sauce for extra sweet and savoury depth
• Grilled vegetables – particularly good with aubergine, peppers, mushrooms and courgettes
• Rice bowls – drizzle over rice, vegetables, chicken, tofu or a fried egg
• Noodles – stir through noodles for an easy boost of sweet, smoky flavour
• Bibimbap-style bowls – add a drizzle to rice, vegetables, meat or tofu
• Tofu – brush on before grilling or roasting
• Halloumi – the sweetness works particularly well against salty grilled cheese
• Dipping – serve alongside fries, grilled food or crispy vegetables

Can you use Korean BBQ sauce as a glaze?

Absolutely. In fact, the combination of British honey and Korean-inspired BBQ flavours makes this particularly well suited to glazing.

Brush it over chicken, pork, ribs, tofu or vegetables towards the end of cooking. The honey helps create a beautifully sticky, glossy coating while the smoky spices and savoury flavours provide the depth.

It can also be used as a finishing sauce after cooking when you want the flavours to remain particularly bold.

Is Korean BBQ sauce spicy?

This is about flavour rather than extreme heat.

There is a gentle warmth, but the emphasis is on balancing sweet British honey with smoke, spice and savoury umami. That makes it an approachable choice for anyone who enjoys bold flavours without necessarily wanting an intensely hot chilli sauce.

Korean-inspired flavour, made in Norfolk

Produced in Norfolk by Hot Star Honey, Korean BBQ demonstrates just how versatile honey can be when it's moved beyond the breakfast table.

Here, British honey becomes the foundation for something altogether more savoury: a sticky, smoky and umami-rich sauce capable of transforming everything from barbecue ribs to a quick bowl of rice and vegetables.

Keep it beside the barbecue during summer – but don't expect it to stay there.

Why we like Hot Star Honey Korean BBQ

• Produced in Norfolk
• Made with British honey
• Sweet, smoky and packed with savoury umami flavour
• Gentle heat rather than overwhelming chilli
• Smooth and ready for glazing, drizzling and dipping
• Excellent with ribs, chicken and burgers
• Great with rice bowls, noodles and Korean-inspired dishes
• Works brilliantly with grilled vegetables and tofu
• Vegetarian friendly
• A versatile alternative to an everyday BBQ sauce

From burgers to bibimbap – sweet British honey, smoke and Korean-inspired umami in one seriously versatile sauce.