Tuesday, July 8, 2014

New Foods On The Horizon

Every season brings new foods for foodie's to try.Some are kind of out there, some should have been invented years ago.All are interesting. All are tasty.All may just be household names and foodie must haves in a year or two. The Daily News Sunday Food section featured some of these latest concoctions after their food writer,Gina Pace tried these edible innovations at the Fancy Food Show at the Javits Center last week.There are some very interesting and even fun creations coming out.Some are healthy ,some are fancy and fun.One interesting choice are Brussel Bytes, a take on kale chips.Sequoia Cheney developed these after getting a diagnosis of diabetes.These are dehydrated sprouts mixed with coconut. They're both savory and sweet ,a neat addition to movie night or the lunchbox.Other healthful innovations are salmon dogs and shrimp burgers.These are better choices than the red meat and pork kinds and more interesting than turkey burgers and pups.Another treat from the sea are the ever good for you are Ocean Halo Seaweed Chips.Trader Joe"s is already selling these and have wild flavors like chili lime and Korean BBQ.These are high in protein and low in calories.Lifeoce ,an inspired invention from Paulette Fox is morsel sized Popsicles, inspired by her late mother's need for ice chips during her ovarian cancer battle.The small squares have a healthy coconut water base and come in neat flavors like Bright Berry Bouquet and Citrus Chomp. of course Ms. Pace also found the down right fun foods too.She got to see how a Chef Jet works.This is a 3D printer that can make interesting and colorful cake toppers in any design a baker can create.This is perfect for bakeries specializing in fanciful birthday and wedding cakes.There is also Scott Withrall's tasty sea salt and vinegar caramels, a tart spin on that popular candy.Have them with Smoked Cola Gum drops .Candy maker Jami Curl was experimenting with subtle smoky flavors first in cookies and then with the sugar laced Mexican version of Coca cola.It's a gumdrop with savory notes.If you want something a tad more sophisticated then try either Divno Gelato, a European favorite where fruit sorbets are put back into their skins or rinds or Mercer's Wine Ice Cream Try Sparkling Strawberry right now as a chic dessert or a mulled wine called Spice after a smoky barbecue?Speaking of barbecue,you can top steaks and burger with bacon cheeseburger cheese .This is from New York cheese maker Yancys which also has a wasabi laced from age.Wash it down with HiCaf iced teas which are caffeine infused drinks that are the perfect drink to get up roused up. There are fun foods on the horizon. they are going to be healthy anf fun or just plain decadent.They'll definitely worthwaitong for.

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