Top 10 New Food Trends Of 2019

Food is an essential part of our lives. It may be not as important as air and water, but when it comes to new food trends we’re the first ones in the line to try them. Why? Because it’s exciting and in most cases healthy as the overall tendency is to eat as consciously as possible. Of course, there are those cases when something bizarre pops up on the foodies’ radars and the whole world is going crazy over rainbow foods. Here are top 10 new food trends of 2019.

Fermented foods and drinks
Not so long ago kombucha made a huge blast, and Korean kimchi is not a stranger to anyone anymore, but food enthusiasts are not planning to stop there – they’re looking for new yummy fermented goodies! This year is the time to try kefir that comes to us from the Caucasus mountains, Indonesian tempeh (that reminds tofu a bit), and drinkable vinegars infused with kale and kiwi for better taste. Well, we’ll see how that works out soon enough!

Ugly produce is all the rage
Ugly on the outside, but pretty on the inside…Yes, we’re talking about all those perfectly fine fruits and veggies that used to go to waste just because of the way they look! Now we’re finally recognizing their nutritional value and start-ups like Hungry Harvest, Imperfect Produce, and Misfits Market make it easy to save some of those ugly foods, take them home, and prepare something mind-blowingly yummy with them!

More sea snacks are coming
Surely no one is surprised to see snacks like roasted seaweed on the shelves these days, but how about some crunchy air-popped water lily seeds? Or maybe you’re more up to try kelp jerky prepared with shiitake mushrooms and a bunch of other superfoods? It doesn’t get more organic than this, guys!

Less plastic this year
We may still be far away from the completely plastic-free society, but the steps are being made as we speak. Starbucks, Disney, and McDonald’s are expected to completely ditch single-use plastic straws, but that is only the beginning. We’ll see more eco-friendly packaging this years and no one (okay, less people) will roll their eyes at you when you show up at a salad bar with your very own non-plastic bowl.