The Best 2010 Food Trends Report Ever

Published on Friday, December 10, 2010, by Lessley Anderson and Roxanne Webber / Edit Post

Nobody likes to be caught with their pants down, thinking that sushi is cool when it’s clearly not anymore, or making a big deal about whoopie pies or, God forbid, cupcakes after the time to make a big deal about those things has passed. (Go ahead and flame us! We are so shallow!) But for those who would like to know which food trends are officially passé, which are about to be, and which are about to hit big, we’re here to give you the goods. Here's what you will, and won't, be eating in the new year.

2009 2010 2011
EARTHY FLAVORS
Herbs Flowers Trees
HOT PORK PRODUCTS
Pork belly Crispy pig ear Chinese sausage
POPULAR PASTRY GOO
Dulce de leche Marshmallow creme Curd
OLD-TIMEY DESSERTS
Fancy doughnuts Pudding Parfaits and trifles
EXOTIC CITRUS
Yuzu Calamansi Australian finger lime
NATURAL ENERGY DRINKS
Kombucha Coconut water Chia fresca
ASIAN-INSPIRED STREET FOODS
Korean tacos Bao buns Onigiri
ASIAN COMFORT FOOD
Banh mi Ramen Congee
BOOZE-SLINGER TERMINOLOGY
Mixologist: pretentious word for a bartender Cicerone: pretentious word for a beer sommelier Bartender
RUSTIC RESTAURANT DÉCOR
Communal tables made of reclaimed wood Wine and beer in Mason jars Hearth cooking
NEXT-WAVE COCKTAILS
Prohibition-era cocktails Tiki drinks Kitschy vodka drinks
BAR SNACKS
Kettle corn Fried shisito peppers Boiled peanuts
QUASILEGAL
Illegal beekeeping Underground sandwich-makers Cannabis catering
ALLTrend-o-Meter
POST A COMMENT |11 Comments

COMMENT

  • Banh Mi. BANH MI!!!!! Forever. You rock, Canadagirl.

  • boiled peanuts rock

  • Im on the cannabis catering trend =o)

  • No way am I getting on any Congee band wagon. No thank you! And Banh Mi will ALWAYS be one of my favourite foods, trendy or not :)

  • Kitschy Vodka Drinks never go away. But I miss those Prohibition-era cocktails. How I miss 2009.

  • Wait...Sushi isn't cool anymore?!

    Welp, time to kill myself! :D

  • I love my thermomix! I've been encouraging everyone to get one and would love to see it as a kitchen 'gadget' for 2011.

  • What about a category for "food gadget". I predict Thermomix for 2011. Okay, maybe too soon for the USA, let's bump it to 2012 instead...

  • My dad always said Chinese sausages were people.

  • most of the 2011 trends resemble my 2009. except for the boiled peanuts. a truly terrible idea.

  • I'm pretty much with you on everything but the boiled peanuts. I am still convinced that these are a joke that the American South plays on the rest of the world.