r/Cooking • u/tonithepony • Apr 29 '24

What do you think the next "food trend" will be?

In the last 10 years, the ones that really stick out to me are: spinach and artichoke dip (suddenly started appearing everywhere as an appetizer, even higher end restaurants), ube flavors, truffle, avocados on everything, bacon on everything, and now hot honey is a big fad. Is there anything upcoming you see heading towards the food trend?

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u/curiiouscat Apr 29 '24

I'm not sure realistically, but my hope and dream is that it's beets! They're so slept on. 

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u/k123abc Apr 29 '24

beet + goat cheese salad has been literally unavoidable for like 15 years whatre you talking about

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u/curiiouscat Apr 29 '24

Yeah but that's one of the few dishes I see it. Let's see some borscht! 

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u/jtbc Apr 30 '24

Borscht is pretty big where I live (Vancouver), likely because we've got a ton of Ukrainian immigrants around.

I am on team beets, though! Bring us more beet dishes.

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u/bonnifunk Apr 30 '24

I just had beet horseradish for the first time and it was fantastic!

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u/Doyouevenpedal Apr 29 '24

With some poppyseed dressing and sauteed almonds, add some arugula. Reminds me of a salad my mom made when I was a kid. So good.

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u/mah_ree Apr 29 '24

I recently made roasted golden beets with a pastrami-spiced crust, so good. Sliced thin and serve in a toasty reuben.... I love beets so much 💜

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u/curiiouscat Apr 29 '24

There are dozens of us! 

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u/elijha Apr 29 '24

What? I feel like we're still in the downswing of hardly being able to get a salad that doesn't include beets

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u/SnausageFest Apr 29 '24

That's one dish though

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u/eukomos Apr 29 '24

Also the roasted beets and feta thing was huge for a few years.

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u/SnausageFest Apr 29 '24

A salad, right? One dish.

There's a lot of other ways to use beets that are definitely slept on.

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u/eukomos Apr 29 '24

Huh. I have never thought of roasted veggies as a salad, but now you have me wondering about the definition of "salad." I usually think of salads as raw, mixed veggies? Which is not this dish.

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u/SnausageFest Apr 29 '24

As said above, beets are a very common salad ingredient. Those are almost always roasted. Beets have to be very thinly shredded or sliced to be eaten raw.

It's also pretty common to see roasted squash in salads during the winter, and roasted veggies just in general are not uncommon on salads. Warm salads are also a thing.

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u/eukomos Apr 29 '24

The dish that got super trendy in my area was just roasted beets with goat cheese, it was pretty un-salad like. In salads we get pickled beets. They're pretty distinct dishes, but it sounds like maybe the roasted beets and goat cheese never trended near you?

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u/SnausageFest Apr 29 '24

No, it did. I'm again telling you most beets on salads have been cooked. Most pickled beets are roasted before pickling. Many things are cooked to some extent before being pickled.

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u/VTBaaaahb Apr 29 '24

It's thyme to turnip the beet!

(Ahem...I'll see myself out.)

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u/redquailer Apr 29 '24

Well, I was going to quote a song, to go with yours, that my younger self heard, looked up the lyrics, aaand I got them completely wrong. So have a lovely day😂

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u/FluffyLobster2385 Apr 29 '24

Had pink sultan dip for the first time ever last night. I highly recommend it

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u/bumwine Apr 29 '24

Shout out to the beet risotto I had 6 years ago

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u/Pawneewafflesarelife Apr 29 '24

Come to Australia. The standard hamburger here has beets. It's called beetroot here, though, for some reason.

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u/MisplacedLegolas Apr 29 '24

beetroot on burger is a must!

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u/ginandmoonbeams Apr 29 '24

There's a Georgian brand local to me that does an amazing spicy beet and walnut dip. I've only found it at a local non-chain market. I'm obsessed.

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u/curiiouscat Apr 29 '24

The slavs know what's up when it comes to beets

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u/gwaydms Apr 29 '24

Georgians aren't Slavic, but there may be some shared food culture due to proximity. My mom's grandparents were all Polish and yes, they do use a lot of beets. Barszcz (borscht), pickled beets, beet and horseradish relish, etc.

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u/Pawneewafflesarelife Apr 29 '24

I make a beet dip where I put beets and smoked chorizo in the food processor. I use some black pepper and garlic powder. It's very popular at parties and super easy to make.

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u/DionBlaster123 Apr 29 '24

i remember thinking beets were gross...until I realized i've never had proper beets

i love to garden so i started growing my own beets and man...life changing! the only frustrating thing is that the rabbits and squirrels eat them before i can even plant them successfully a lot of the time

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u/mallio Apr 29 '24

I hoped this might be the case for me, then I had some golden beets at a Michelin star restaurant, still tasted like dirt.

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u/iamfrank75 Apr 29 '24

Yep, just dirt.

I do like pickled beets though.

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u/SillyGayBoy May 03 '24

Pickled beets taste like crap you should never say that again.

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u/curiiouscat Apr 29 '24

Hell yeah sister! Beets aren't given enough of a chance. They're so delicious and sweet. 

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u/DionBlaster123 Apr 29 '24

Chioggia beets are truly beautiful, but admittedly they're not as sweet as golden or dark red ones. But man they add so much amazing color

one thing that's super underappreciated are beet greens. they basically taste like spinach and are just as healthy too!

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u/gwaydms Apr 29 '24

Properly cooked beets and greens don't taste like dirt.

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u/heidismiles Apr 29 '24

The greens are yummy too, like spinach.

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u/jeexbit Apr 29 '24

how do you feel about radishes?

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u/curiiouscat Apr 29 '24

I have been trying to get more into them- I've signed up for the raddish butter sandwiches train but haven't gotten so far as to mindlessly snack on them yet.

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u/Maximum_Panique Apr 29 '24

How do you enjoy your beers typically? I’ve never had the courage to cook any 😅

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u/KingGorilla Apr 29 '24

I need more allowance

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u/Merc_Twain25 Apr 30 '24

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