The Ins and Outs of Food Trends

Are you loving Whoopie pies? Oh, that’s so last year.  Are you into smoking with tea? Now it’s all about cooking with coffee.  You like Spanish food?  Scandinavia is the next big thing.  Or at least according to the trend trackers from the Washingtonian and Food Product Design.  Here’s a recap of some of their In and Out food lists.

chicken pocket pies by La Pomme de Portland on flickr

IN
Savory piesOUTWhoopie pies

Kung Pao tacos by chow vegan on flickr

INKung Pao anything
OUTUpscale spring rolls

INCooking with coffee
OUTSmoking with tea

image courtesy of interchangeable parts on flickr

INBoozy floats
OUTBoozy milkshakes

INCraft sodas
OUTMocktails and Milkshakes

INPeanuts
OUTPistachios

IN
Scandinavia
OUTSpain

black garlic and beet bruschetta by Charlie Lee-Potter on flickr

IN
Black garlic
OUTPickled ramps

tempura by Friday&Sushi on flickr

IN
Tempura
OUTDuck-fat frying

Sawtooth herb or thorny coriander by just love sewing on flickr

IN
Sawtooth herb
OUTMicro-cilantro

IN
Fried rice
OUTTater tots

IN
Stroganoff
OUTCarbonara

oyster en gelee by Sifu Renka on flickr

IN
“Sea” gelee
OUTMaldon salt

IN
Artisanal comfort
OUTHomestyle comfort

IN
Locally raised on the roof of the restaurant
OUTOvernighted from Japan

IN
Noses and tails
OUTFilet mignon

IN
Oven roasted
OUTFoam, air and xantham gum

image by mental masala on flickr

IN
Ancient grains
OUTRice and potatoes

IN
Cinnamon, pepper, cayenne & turmeric
OUTGingseng & ginkgo biloba

IN
Ancient techniques (fermentation, smoking, pickling, curing)
OUTMolecular gastronomy

Deborah Madison predicts these exotic edibles what will soon be making their way onto our plates:

Black Garlic

black garlic by avlxyz on flickr

Golden and Chioggia Beets

chiaggia beets by Lies Smits on flickr

Baby Green Cauliflower

Rabutans

image by kitchen mama on flickr

Parsley Root

image by crphotoboy on flickr

Justin Marx identified three up-and-coming ingredients:

Broccoli Romanesco

image by Mr. Phelps on flickr

Edible Flowers

Huckleberries

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