YAAAAAY! These food trends are coming with us into 2023
Food trends are just like fashion trends: they come and go. And that’s a good thing, because we want to get rid of some trends as quickly as possible (veganizing everything, for example. Get rid of the vegan Parmesan cheese pls!) while we’d happily keep other trends around. These are the favorite food trends of the FavorFlav editorial team, which we’d be more than happy to take with us into 2023.
Amazing Oriental everywhere
FavorFlav’s Delilah: ‘A trend I embrace is the rise of Amazing Oriental. In more and more cities, you can now find such a huge Asian supermarket, with not only the tastiest goodies from Asia, but also delicious products from the Middle East and the Americas. I recently bought “tajin” there; not the Moroccan dish, but a delicious Mexican spicy blend of citrus and chili powders. You really have to dip the rim of your margarita glass in it sometime!’
Realistic food photography
FavorFlav’s Sabina: ‘Realistic food photography. Please. A kind of body positivity for dark edges on potatoes and unevenly cut cubes of whatever, and finally proof of my theory that the tastiest food is simply brown.’
TikTok recipes
FavorFlav’s Lauretta: ‘When it comes to recipes, handy kitchen tips and tricks, and the tastiest drinks, TikTok is the gift that keeps on giving. Because aren’t 60-second banana bread and burger wraps just crazy delicious? Bring on those food TikToks, also in 2023!’
Tapioca crackers
FavorFlav’s Sharon: ‘Suddenly, it’s popping up everywhere: tapioca crackers with a delicious dip. An addictively tasty amuse-bouche, if you ask me. Deliciously crunchy and greasy, and incredibly appetite-inducing with a sour dip. Gimme more!
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- Tapioca kroepoek bij restaurant NAZKA
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- Tapioca kroepoek bij restaurant De Kas
Simple dishes
FavorFlav’s Jeske: ‘What I’d love to see again in 2023 is that we finally seem to understand that cooking is allowed to be SIMPLE. Whether it’s because of all the Pienlaathaaretenziens who gained ground at breakneck speed on Instagram this year, I don’t know – actually, I think it is – but I’m so happy to finally see recipes that don’t ask me to track down that one impossible-to-find herb at the Asian supermarket an hour’s drive away, only to sprinkle it as a tiny finishing touch over my rare piece of meat from the Japanese Achterhoek (which I then had to order online because it was unavailable anywhere). Pien and her Instagram cooking friends seem to get it. Don’t overcomplicate things: just buy a few good (and readily available!) ingredients, follow the simple but often brilliant recipe, and before you know it, you’ll have a delicious dish in front of you. I want to set the kitchen alight, not have a pan catch fire because I’ve already turned into a raging maniac during the prep. Pien & friends, I’m a fan of yours. More of your delicious, simple creations in 2023 please.’
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