2017 food trend predictions: What to look forward to

The HuffingtonPost recently reported that Waitrose (a major British chain supermarket) revealed its annual Food and Drink Report. The report highlights the most popular dishes and beverages of 2016 and also includes food and drink predictions for the coming year.

Even though the report was conducted using British shoppers, we can see some of these trends spreading to South Africa and the world.

Waitrose also revealed that people are now not only expressing themselves through the clothes they wear and the cars they drive but also through food. “From healthy eating and the explosion of food photography on social media, to our desire to entertain others through cooking, food is today’s hottest social currency: through it, we tell others about ourselves.” 

Our favourite in the report’s “What was in favour in 2016” are, bao buns, vegan diet, seeds and grains, churros and seaweed. 

Here’s what made it onto the 2017 food trends predictions list – 

Watermelon juice. Could Beyoncé’s investment in WTRMLN WTR – Cold Pressed Juiced Watermelon be the driving force behind this? 

Polynesian food: Hawaiian poke. Waitrose predicts that this dish consisting of raw fish marinated with lime, soy and sesame will soon be as in demand as sushi was many years ago.

Foodie meal kits. With the busy lives we’re living we can definitely see this trend emerging. What would be easier than buying a gourmet meal kit with a recipe and the exact ingredients needed to cook it?  

 

Vegetable yoghurt. How do you feel about carrot, beetroot, sweet potato and tomato infused yoghurts as a savoury accompaniment to your meal?

Perfume-inspired cocktails. London hotel, Café Royal collaborated with Givenchy fragrances and created 10 fragrance-led cocktails. Can you see this trend emerging in South Africa?