^I know this- but the mangaka doesnt seem to since they wrote they did.
@Blastaar yeah possibly- but that isnt Mel talking it seems to be a side comment / explanation by the author not a character. I was wonder if the origional could be read more as 'it tastes like honey'. Maybe nectar tastes like honey?
The sweet-tasting, suckable nectar of the “honeysuckle” indeed tastes like and is widely called—wait for it—“honey.”
An incredibly common species of honeysuckle in North America is Lonicera japonica, which is originally from—wait for it—Japan.