hollywoodtone.blogspot.com 2014 food trend predictions. What the hell is freekah?
hollywoodtone.blogspot.com 2014 food trend predictions. What the hell is freekah?
Happy New Year, everyone! It's time to dish about what 2014 has in store for us regarding food! That was a terrible pun! Anyway, the food trends for 2013 were a mix of crazy and natural
People went crazy over cronuts, ramen burgers, and even something as simple as kale. And were totally obsessed with sriracha! According to NPR's Bonny Wolf, in 2014, tea will be HUGE. Not just drinking tea, but tea leaves will be used in desserts, entrees, and cocktails. In the fall of 2013, Starbucks opened its first tea shop. 2014 may also be the "year of gin" which is predicted to be made with local botanicals as well as the traditional juniper berry. Quinoa has been a major craze, and now it looks like some grains which are "new" to us, but ancient to the world, could become just as popular. Teff and freekah, which was deemed in 2013 as "the next hot supergrain," are expected to become just as familiar to us as quinoa is by the end of the year. A very interesting trend to expect in 2014 is markets selling food past its 'sell by" date. A study found that we threw out 40% of our food in 2013, so the former President of Trader Joe's has decided to open a market which sells perfectly fine food past its "sell by" date, turning "expired food into cheap meals." Oh, and by the way, cauliflower is the new Brussels sprout for 2014. Eating local and foraging are already popular. Expect this to continue. There will be a lot of goat, rabbit, and pigeon. The meats will be flavored with za'atar and sumac, which are very popular in the Middle East. Ice cream sandwiches will be really popular for dessert. Interested in trying something new? the Huff Post has a list of foods we need to try this year! Some are very familiar like apples, coffee, sesame seeds, and kale. Others are new,and pretty exciting like salsify, a root vegetable which resembles a parsnip that is low-in-calorie and high in fiber. Shichimi Togarashi, a Japanese spice blend which often includes chili powder, seaweed, and orange or tangerine peel, will quite literally be hot in 2014. Happy eating, world!!
hollywoodtone.blogspot.com 2014 food trend predictions. What the hell is freekah?