As much as I love hot honey, as a longtime food editor, I've started to reach my tipping point. The swicy trend has been going on long before sweet and spicy got a punchy portmanteau, but over the past two years, it's hit critical mass. There's a hot honey-laced mini menu at KFC, Kettle launched Chamoy-flavored chips and Kroger's prepping for grilling season with a new Private Selection Sweet Heat BBQ Sauce, just to name three mashups that have crossed my desk over the past week.
So when Edible announced that its iconic fruit bouquets were getting a dusting of Tajín, the Mexican chili lime seasoning, I was intrigued—but wary. The pairing of fruit and Tajín is iconic—it gives a salty, citrusy kick that livens up the flavor of whatever it's sprinkled on (though I'm partial to mango or pineapple).
But how would it translate to fruit that's dipped in chocolate and delivered to your door? Would it get gooey and watered down? Be too salty or spicy, so you cough with every bite?
