The Food Channel® announced its "Top 5 Trends" in the gourmet foods category based on observations by a National Association for the Specialty Food Trade (NASFT) panel during the 36th Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco.
“Breakfast is certainly hot including alternative grains and portability," said Kay Logsdon, editor in chief of The Food Channel “Tea, coffee and hot chocolate are all getting a lot of attention, and the intensity of the spice has certainly been increased in almost everything."
The Top 5 gourmet foods trends for 2011 include:
1. Chocolate for Breakfast—Tea, Belgian waffles, granola and hot chocolate on a stick.
2. Foods for Healing—Ancient healing teas, Blackwater with 77 minerals, aloe and cucumber drinks, plus micro-batches of healthful beverages.
3. New Noodles—Yam, kelp, farro and spelt.
4. Heat with Flavor—Ghost peppers, yuzu-wasabi sauce and piquillo almond glop.
5. Creative Chips—Pinto beans, naan, peas, mung beans, kale and wild rice.
The panel also predicted retro foods, classic cocktails, wine-flavored foods, mini servings and cured meats would be hot trends this year.
Sources:
* Food Channel: Fancy Food Show Panel Picks Top 5 Trends
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