Food Trends Predictions And Hopes For 2015

Every new year brings predictions and hopes. The culinary world is no different. There are expectations and trends that will shape and polarize 2015. What will they be?Will they be successful or fizzle out? Just as with the world anything is possible.

One of the most talked about trends to be is the Nordic Diet. This is replacing 2014's Paleo diet which was the cave man diet, which has periods  of starvation along with feasting on meats and root vegetables. The Nordic Diet is a bit more kinder.It is basically the foods the Vikings ate over a thousand years ago with  the inception of canola oil or rapeseed oil, rapeseed being common in Scandanavia. Meats include everything from cod to moose, however free range chicken is also allowed on meat days. Foods should be foraged and moss along with edible barks and twigs are allowed. Root veggies such as carrots and turnips along with berries like strawberries and blueberries are extras. Another trend that will be welcomed, is the death of hipster artisanal foods. The hipster movement is dying and with it all those annoying trends like make your own bacon, pickles,Amish food and make anything in a mason jar.

2015 has a lot of exciting food trends.I'm excited about Brusselkale, a hybrid of two very good for you foods. Imagine kale in miniature with a peppery taste.There is also lollipop kale which will definitely be made into neat little appetizers. Pistachios are another hot trend in the making (obviously those Stephen Colbert commercials paid off for the National Pistachio Council).Right now you can buy them dipped in rich dark chocolate for a sweet and healthy snack. You'll be seeing them on pizzas as well as in guacamole and pesto sauces.Bitter foods are going to be another culinary must have. Think tart and earthy like broccoli rape or stout.Fermented foods are also going to be getting a shout out this 2015. Sauerkraut and yogurt will be bigger than usual although there is a reason for this. Both are probiotic which aids both in digestion and eliminating harmful bacteria.

This is only day one of the new year yet trends are forming and gelling. It should be an interesting 2015, with pistachios and sauerkraut vying with moose and berries.  What will your trend be this year?