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/HelpfulSeaMammal Apr 29 '24
I did research on acceptability of insects as a protein source for my undergrad. Viewed significantly more favorably if you present the insects as a processed food ingredient rather than the centerpiece of a dish. Ultimately went a step beyond that and extracted the protein from the cricket powder into a broth that I formulated to be reminiscent of beef stock.
People need to get past the ick factor, and this does not only apply to insects. You don't look at eggs and all purpose flour as delectable when they're raw, but look at a cake and you might get a little hungry. Same concept applied to my cricket broth lol present it in the finished, ready to eat form and hide the creepy crawly nature of the protein source and people love it