Possibly related: many Chinese households have a statue of a god in their kitchen. The Kitchen God (named Zao Jun, Zao Shen, Zao kimjah, Cokimjah, or Zhang Lan depending on how you romanize it) is said to report the household's activities to the Jade Emperor just before the lunar new year. As such, to improve his report, you're supposed to smear honey on the statue's lips that day.