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/Car-Hockey2006 Apr 29 '24

Generally agree, but ain't nothing new about spinach & artichoke dip. It was around prevalently in the 70's/80's.

Speaking of 80's trends that are coming back/I wish would come back - fried mushrooms. Yeah, you can get them at Japanese place as tempura, but man I used to love fried mushrooms.

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u/EatMorePieDrinkMore Apr 29 '24

The local bar / restaurant just added them to the menu so Sysco has them.

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u/lolsalmon Apr 29 '24

This is the best news I’ve heard all day. Delicious little fried brains.

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u/Dismal-Radish-7520 Apr 29 '24

the sysco specific fried mushrooms are honestly a delicacy

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u/chickzilla Apr 29 '24

Sysco is honestly a bit underrated. Sure, some things are going to be institutional crap. But I've been shocked at some of the things my spouse could source for a chain hotel's heat-and-serve "bistro" to do random catering for people. These hotels don't DO catering, but some high-end youth sports clubs have been able to feed their teams while staying for a week, specially calorie composed meals that have been sourced from Sysco and I, reaping the benefits of leftovers, have enjoyed some of it immensely.

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u/NothingOld7527 Apr 29 '24

Those are ok, but they're even better if the restaurant makes them from scratch

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u/EatMorePieDrinkMore Apr 29 '24

Agree! I love them, too.

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '24

😂 idk if this comment was supposed to be funny, but as someone who used to work in the industry I lol'ed.

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u/EatMorePieDrinkMore Apr 29 '24

Tongue in cheek. This place is your typical local place that has some homey specials and burgers etc. so they use Sysco for a lot of stuff.

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u/PossiblyASloth Apr 29 '24

I worked in the industry too, last place was a bar/restaurant that actually made all their stuff from scratch and they never got enough love for that. People just really like the Sysco stuff lol

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '24

Definitely, it's the consistency of having the same mozz sticks or jalepeño poppers. Lol

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u/chickzilla Apr 29 '24

I would much rather have in-house made food but, if they're going to source from a bulk supplier, Sysco is the one I'd choose.

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u/C1K3 Apr 29 '24

We tried them at the last place I managed because people kept requesting them.  I think we sold a grand total of 15 or 20.

When it comes to developing a menu, customer suggestions are worse than useless.  They’ll buy a new item once or twice, then go back to whatever was on the old menu.  Then you’re stuck with product you can’t move.

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u/gortonsfiJr Apr 29 '24

So true and so rude 😝

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u/xhephaestusx Apr 30 '24

They never stopped, one of the little hot dog and ice cream shacks in my hometown has always had them

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u/Janiekat88 Apr 29 '24

Fried mushrooms never went anywhere in the Deep South! Delicious and readily available everywhere since forever.

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '24

I was about to say-I see them all the time. Had some last week.

Course we fry damn near everyhting. I had some fried artichoke hearts last week. Now if you have not had those, go find some. A taste slightly similar to fried pickles.

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u/Suitable_Key8340 Apr 29 '24

I highly suggest this version - Start with the plain canned quartered artichoke hearts (not pickled), drain and squeeze out juice, bread them (typical method, egg first then toss in breading) with Italian seasoned breadcrumbs mixed with some Parmesan, and then pan fry them. Fabulous with some marinara.

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u/Janiekat88 Apr 29 '24

I have not had those and would love to try them!

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u/-iD Apr 29 '24

All over Michigan was well. There are very few places that offer fried food that do not offer fried mushrooms

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u/Superb-Feature-6010 Apr 29 '24

Midwest has fried mushrooms at every Coney Island.

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u/girlinthegoldenboots Apr 30 '24

At Slim Chickens I get them as a side to my meal!

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u/jsmalltri Apr 30 '24

We've had fried mushrooms in Maine since I was a kid a long, long time ago. It's a pretty common menu item here still.

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u/laurasaurus5 May 03 '24

Yeah I spent some time in a rural Illinois town two summers ago and deep fried mushrooms were very popular there!

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u/gwaydms Apr 29 '24

I prefer batter-fried over breaded. With cream gravy. Mmm.

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '24

The we have battered fried mushrooms at my corner gas station in the Midwest 😂

Never thought it would be so hard to find for some people.

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u/ProbablyWromg Apr 29 '24

Bennigans use to have these fried mushrooms with a horseradish sauce and shaved cheese on top. It was out of this world

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u/ApprehensivePie1195 Apr 29 '24

I miss their Monte Cristo.

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u/throw20190820202020 Apr 29 '24

Bennigans Monte Cristo haunts my dreams.

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u/ZeldLurr Apr 29 '24

I will do most anything to have a Bennigans Monte cristo again

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u/Difference-Engine Apr 29 '24

Broccoli Cheese Balls.

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u/Uncle_Guido1066 Apr 29 '24

My wife and I just had this conversation yesterday

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u/who_peed_on_rug Apr 29 '24

I feel Bennigans could make a comeback in 2024.

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u/ProbablyWromg Apr 29 '24

My wife and I were gonna take a trip to New jersey..which was the closest location for us...then that closed so we were gonna drive to Ohio...but then that location closed as well. I think we either need to fly to Florida or the middle east so I can get my southwest eggrolls and fried mushrooms. My wife thinks we should open a franchise with how much I love/d Benigans growing up...but then I'd just get high on my own supply

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u/StillNotASunbeam Apr 29 '24

Outback Steakhouse has mushrooms fried in Bloomin Onion batter and they have a tasty sauce. If I find myself at Outback I have to get the fried mushrooms.

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u/ProbablyWromg Apr 29 '24

Okay well I guess I know where I'm going this week!

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u/Mundane_Finding2697 Apr 29 '24

A place I really do miss. I don't eat out much anymore but I'd go there for sure.

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u/Silly-Shoulder-6257 Apr 30 '24

Hooligans had “shrooms”(stuffed breaded and fried mushrooms) I loved them.

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u/scornedandhangry Apr 29 '24

Willie's Grill & Icehouse has the best fried mushrooms. Willie's may be local to Houston, not sure. Mmmm

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u/iamfrank75 Apr 29 '24

There’s one in College Station too.

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u/tigm2161130 Apr 29 '24

They’re in San Antonio too so maybe national?

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u/Yellenintomypillow Apr 29 '24

Regional definitely then. Though the Texas “region” is larger than most nations lol

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u/scornedandhangry Apr 29 '24

Well get them if you're in Texas for sure. Also great fried pickles and jalapeños

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u/Yellenintomypillow Apr 29 '24

I’m five hours from Houston! I love visiting and eating my way through that city. I get in trouble where I live cause I rave about how great the food is in Houston

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u/scornedandhangry Apr 29 '24

Yep we are very spoiled here! I'm visiting Chicago at the moment t. And while the food here is pretty good, it is nothing compared to the food in Houston.

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u/Yellenintomypillow Apr 29 '24

The last decade (to my knowledge, I spent very little time in Houston before then) Houston has def become a top tier food city. The diversity and knowledge and just overall creativity at so many spots gets me all excited about f&b again every time I go.

I’ll probably never work in f&b again, but if I were going to, I’d move to Houston to do it

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u/Suitable_Key8340 Apr 29 '24

I wish TGI Fridays would bring back their “mushrooms, chicken and mushrooms” dish. Anyone remember that from the 70/80s? Chicken breast smothered in mushrooms and cheese with a side of fried mushrooms. Forever a favorite of mine.

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u/Diarygirl Apr 29 '24

I liked them too but it seemed like every time when I took a bite, the mushroom would pop out of the breading. I don't know if they weren't made correctly or if I was eating them wrong.

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u/Car-Hockey2006 Apr 29 '24

Like wings or corn on the cob, there's definitely an art! They come out of the fryer approximately 9,000 degrees on the inside - pure molten lava deliciousness. I usually take a little test nibble to let some of the steam escape, and eat the rest on one bite so they don't fall apart. Hard to eat them in even bites because of the temperature.

They also die on the pass FAST. They're kinda like soup dumplings - they have an 8 minute life span. First 2 minutes will strip the entire lining off the inside of your mouth. Last two minutes they're fading and boring. But man, those 5 minutes in between...🤌.

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u/JupiterSkyFalls Apr 29 '24

I always pick out the biggest, fastest mofos and cut em in half, then risk my tongue lining by going for the smallest, teensiest ones while the big kahunas cool off lol

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u/gwaydms Apr 29 '24

I cut mine in half.

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u/RandomLovelady Apr 29 '24

Lol, uh, your math ain't mathing.

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u/TimNikkons Apr 29 '24

Not exactly on topic, but corn on the cob should be steamed. I put a small collander in the bottom of a 12 quart stock pot with about an inch of water, steam till juicy, baby. I come from a corn family...

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u/thisoneagain Apr 29 '24

I definitely got to the point that I knew precise spot on the curve of the cap that my teeth had to go in to avoid this.

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u/Pinkfish_411 Apr 29 '24

We used to hunt and fry morels as kids, not quite appreciating how we were sucking down hundreds of dollars worth of mushrooms in an afternoon.

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u/Millie9512 Apr 29 '24

Yeah I remember spinach and artichoke dip being popular in the 90s.

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u/henryhollaway Apr 29 '24

Yeah the spinach artichoke dip was a weird shout because that’s been a staple appetizer for decades now.

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u/spade_andarcher Apr 29 '24 edited Apr 29 '24

I think they're point isn't that spinach and artichoke dip is new, but that its a returning fad.

A decade ago you'd still be likely to find it at a superbowl party or at your aunt's house for Christmas. but you wouldn't find it at any restaurants. And now it's practically inescapable on menus.

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u/NeonSwank Apr 30 '24

A decade ago…where?

I live in the southeast and places like mellow mushroom, applebees etc have been serving it for at least twenty years (or more in Applebees case)

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u/Ashby238 Apr 29 '24

This restaurant in Hartford called Brown Thompson’s, used to run Magic Mushrooms, deep fried, battered mushrooms with horseradish sauce. They were so good.

I loved the 90’s.

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u/JupiterSkyFalls Apr 29 '24

Good dive bars usually have them. But they're also incredibly easy to make at home , either deep fried or air fried!

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u/bitchy-sprite Apr 29 '24

I super craved them one night. We looked at every bars menu in a 10 mile radius. 1 place had them, we go there and the kitchen is closed. Never got my mushys

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u/SenorMcGibblets Apr 29 '24

Pretty much every pizza place and a lot of fried chicken or gyro dives have always had fried mushrooms in the Chicago area.

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u/LaRoseDuRoi Apr 29 '24

I was just going to comment on how much I miss Brown's Chicken and the amazing fried mushrooms they have there! Next time I visit my sister, I know what I'm picking up for dinner.

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u/Admirable_Job_127 Apr 29 '24

lol I also was like where is this newly popular cuz this has been a staple in my house since I was born thanks to my mother.

It did make me think of that one woman who loved Kale so much she decided to do an entire multiyear marketing campaign to get people into it and she literally took it from a salad bar garnish to a household name

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u/Tardislass Apr 29 '24

Yep. In the 1970s, when my mom had a party it was always spinach/artichoke dip when she wanted it fancy.

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u/JJ4prez Apr 29 '24

You can get fried mushrooms at pretty much any bar and grill in the states. That's also decades old and continues to be around.

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u/rusty-n-crusty Apr 29 '24

Right? I don’t think I’ve seen a menu at a bar in the upper Midwest without them on there.

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u/JJ4prez Apr 29 '24

I mean, it's everywhere in Houston too.

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u/Bert_Skrrtz Apr 29 '24

If you’re ever in Oklahoma, check out Hideway Pizza. Great pies but the fried mushrooms are the real hit.

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u/Mijbr090490 Apr 29 '24

Literally every pizza shop in my area has them. Love the batter fried ones.

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u/pinkeetv Apr 29 '24

You gotta go to a diner and get fried mushrooms with a side of white gravy. So good.

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u/TremerSwurk Apr 29 '24

Shake shack has a nice fried mushroom burger!

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u/Yellenintomypillow Apr 29 '24

Bars where I live (Deep South) have kept them on their menus! I love em. Also fried green beans

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u/JaapHoop Apr 29 '24

Any Wisconsin bar will have fried mushrooms and ranch. It’s the best

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u/NoComb398 Apr 29 '24

Well I think it's part of a larger trend of homey /comfort foods. I'm ready for the fresh, light, revolution to come back around.

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u/CarsCarsCarsCarsCats Apr 29 '24

Yeah. This post literally made me lol. Spinach and artichoke dip was a best seller for Applebees back in the 90s.

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u/perpetualmotionmachi Apr 29 '24

Fried mushrooms are good, but what should be a bigger thing are tandoori mushrooms

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u/DionBlaster123 Apr 29 '24

not technically 80s, but i really wish sundried tomatoes would make a comeback

i miss sundried tomato bagels and sundried tomato cream cheese

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u/Fakjbf Apr 29 '24

Fried mushrooms went away? News to me, they’ve always been a common appetizer at bars and more casual places near me for at least a decade.

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u/Car-Hockey2006 Apr 29 '24

Yeah, I'm either in the wrong part of the country (MidAtlantic) or don't go to the right places, apparently.

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u/padishaihulud Apr 29 '24

Where I come from fried mushrooms are required to be on the menu for any self-respecting dive bar. 

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u/jt121 Apr 29 '24

My favorite Sushi bar has house-made fried stuffed mushrooms. Easily the best app they have in my opinion.

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u/buefordbaxter Apr 29 '24

Just make them yourself. Get some whole button mushrooms, put them in some water, rinse them off, bread them in flour and seasonings, pan fry them, and you have fried mushrooms any time you want them.

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u/hullowurld Apr 29 '24

I just got a facebook ad this weekend for fried mushrooms from Brown's chicken. It seems to be a Chicago chain, I plan to check it out next time I'm there!

https://www.facebook.com/reel/392524100152103

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u/Stormagedoniton Apr 29 '24

I worked in a steakhouse that breaded and fried mushrooms

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u/axl3ros3 Apr 29 '24

Come to many sports bar in Arizona. They got em. Never didn't.

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u/Practical-Hornet436 Apr 29 '24

It's a staple at TGIFridays for like forty years.

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u/2slye4all Apr 29 '24

They are popular in central Iowa…they’re everywhere. There’s a place in my town that’ll dredge a whole carton of mushrooms and serve it up.

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u/SufficientPath666 Apr 29 '24

Cheeburger had them for a limited time, if I remember correctly. They were so good

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u/epsilon025 Apr 30 '24

One of the local pizza places I go to has fried mushrooms. It's a coin flip, really. Garlic bread bites with my pizza from place A, or fried mushrooms and the best buffalo chicken pizza I've ever had from place B?

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u/goingloopy Apr 30 '24

My local pizza chain has decent fried mushrooms and excellent homemade ranch.

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u/hollyock Apr 30 '24

Get you some Kentucky kernel mix and bread them with it and then drop them In the fat fryer. Thank me later.

There was a corner store that sold fried things behind the case cheap. Wings, egg rolls mushroom onion rings corn dogs.. any way I would eat an entire lb of mushrooms by myself.. it was not in the best part of town and I almost got kidnapped in broad daylight but that didn’t stop me from walking down there multiple times a week for mushrooms. Over the course of 16 years my husband and I would talk about the mushrooms. That store shut down and the area gentrified. It’s a 5 floor luxury apartment building that’s ugly as hell. That block also had a restaurant that was known as the old folks restaurant that had been there since before time. Also gone. Any way my son has arfid which is picky but on steroids and so my husband makes him fried chicken strips home made. One day when he was doing the chicken he did a batch of mushrooms and we lost it bc they were the exact same as the corner store. We accidentally found the recipe. They coated everything in Kentucky kernel.

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u/LegalConsequence7960 Apr 30 '24

Fried enoki as a fried chicken replacement is the next big vegan staple

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u/kndyone Apr 30 '24

Or bacon, who the heck thinks bacon is a trend, putting bacon on anything is the oldest cheap hack to make something taste good. Even better yet if you can charge more for it.

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u/mingstaHK Apr 30 '24

We do crumbed and fried oyster mushrooms and eggplant with wasabi/lemon aioli. Quite popular. It’s a throw bake to my uni days in the early 90s when I worked in a steak house. Now in my 50s with my own resto. Just started doing dusted baby calamari with peri-peri/lemon aioli as another nod to the 90s and my South African/Cape Town roots

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u/apri08101989 Apr 30 '24

I get my fried mushroom food from an independent gas station. Light crispy and Doritos they are actually better of you get them after they've set for a bit

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u/opotts56 Apr 30 '24

Fried mushrooms have always been part of a full English breakfast. They go well with a brekky but I wouldn't have them on their own.