All Entries in the "Food Trends Around the World" Category
Death of the cupcake
Well, here is another 2011 prediction… Death of the cupcake
Australian finger limes – top of food prediction for 2011
Food trendologist at the Center for Culinary Development, Kara Nielson, is sharing her top food predictions for the year ahead. Australian finger limes are on top of the list. Read full story
Men eat steak, women eat chocolate
So what is it with certain foods (and drinks) getting the boys vs. girls treatment? There may be a few male Australian athletes — like Greg Chappell and Wayne Pearce — who are vegetarians, but in our consciousness, real men still don’t eat quiche and women stick with chocolate, tofu and yogurt. What if these [...]
Molecular gastronomy is dead?
Molecular gastronomy is a new favourite bugaboo among chefs. Whenever they’re asked to name a tired trend, it’s usually what they rattle off first. At this point, few chefs admit to practicing it, or if they do, they use another term, something like “innovative cooking methods.” Wylie Dufresne (the chef and owner of wd~50 restaurant [...]
Sweet idea
Away from home, one establishment has also turned its pudding trade into a lure for international travellers. Britain’s Three Ways House Hotel hosts a Pudding Club, which meets every Friday night with the sole purpose of devouring the sticky British desserts. It’s located in the English Cotswold village of Mickleton in the heart of Shakespeare [...]
Back in black
It’s not only on the catwalk in the US, where inky hues are in vogue. It’s also being seen in what’s being plated up in New York – and the trend’s taking hold here. IN NEW YORK Black garlic. Pitch-black cloves add a touch of the dark side to the sheep’s milk ricotta, fava beans [...]
Eat healthy- eat out!
Healthy eating is the world’s fastest growing food market trend, according to surveys around the world. A global survey by ACNielsen in 2008 examined product categories across 66 countries and identified a number of drivers behind the healthy eating trend.
Trans fats – domestic and global trends
Trans Fats raise the LDL (bad) cholesterol levels and lower the HDL (good) cholesterol levels. It is the predominate fat found in dairy and meat products. Trans fatty acids are also found in manufactured food items such as some fried foods, pies, biscuits and confectionary. The use of trans fats in these products increases shelf [...]
Most popular food-related websites and blogs
According to Alexa.com, a web statistics resource (free traffic metrics, search analytics, demographics, etc. ), here are the most popular food-related websites and blogs: Websites (top 10 in popularity) AllRecipes.com Cooks.com Recipezaar.com epicurious.com Southernfood.about.com BettyCrocker.com GroupRecipes.com SimplyRecipes.com JamieOliver.com BBC.co.uk Blogs (top 10 in popularity) SimplyRecipes.com Slashfood.com TheKitchn.com deliciousdays.com 101Cookbooks.com YumSugar.com AskMsRecipe.com KalynsKitchen.blogspot.com CookingForEngineers.com JustHungry.com
Wine by the glass to go
Nothing beats winding down with a glass of wine after a hard day at the office. Entrepreneur James Nash has come up with an inventive idea to help make reaching for that glass of vino more convenient. Nash came up with a line of single-serving cups of wine when he identified the trouble people face [...]
