Food Channel identified the Top Ten Foods of the Decade
- sushi
- bacon
- cupcakes
- sliders
- gourmet burgers made with Kobe or Angus beef
- superfruits (acai, pomegranate, blueberries)
- oils (including olive oil, truffle oil)
- whole grains
- artisan foods (particularly breads, cheeses, dark chocolate)
- coffees, teas
What foods and beverages do you think will define the next decade? Not sure if the following are all contenders, but they’re off to a hot start in 2010.
Macarons are the new cupcakes.
Don’t confuse these colorful, crunchy French confections with the sticky-sweet coconut balls called macaroons. Maybe only one “o” separates the two, but they’re nothing alike. Macarons are whoopie pie-like treats that were once limited to Parisian tea salons and pastry shops. Now they’ve broken through to the mainstream stage. McDonald’s has started to sell in France and you can now find in Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s and Starbucks. Read more about macarons at Wall Street Journal, Serious Eats and Salon.
Beef jerky is the new bacon.
This dried, chewy beef is hardly new — its origins date back to the Incas. Often associated with truck stops and C-stores, beef jerky gained cult-like status during the Atkins era. But now these meat snacks are back with a vengeance. Today’s jerky, however, has earned a shred of respectability. Read more about the jerky renaissance at the New York Times.
Coconut water is the new sports drink. [click to continue…]
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