"Sorry, Dubai chocolate, you're so 2025. As we head into the new year, here are a few recent food trends ready for the big menu in the sky. Most began with genuine appeal: a craveable flavor, something unexpected, a dish that captured the culinary zeitgeist. Then the novelty wore off and most of us quietly moved on. Every bacon boom and cake-pop craze has its day. These trends have simply reached the end of theirs. Pickle-flavored everything: Enough already."
"We don't need pickled lemonade, Warheads sour pickles, pickle gum or pickle-flavored potato chips. (Never mind pickle-flavored chips are still good.) But the pickle craze is following the same trajectory as the early-2000s bacon boom: fun at first, then irritating, then exhausting. At some point, you stop celebrating a good thing and start ruining it by forcing it into places it doesn't belong (bacon soda, we're looking at you)."
"Chicken and waffles: We all loved this soul food staple, but it may be time to head back to the coop. Too many gummy waffles and greasy, overcooked chicken have drained the enthusiasm, leaving me asking the same question every time: Why did I order this again? Dubai chocolate: TikTok made me do it. After watching influencer after influencer crack open that pistachio-cream, tahini and kataifi-filled bar crunchy, oozy and undeniably luxe resistance felt futile."
Several familiar food fads have passed their peak and grown overexposed. Pickle-flavored products expanded from novelty to saturation, appearing in sodas, candy, gum and chips until the concept became irritating. Chicken-and-waffles offerings declined in appeal due to gummy waffles and greasy, overcooked chicken that drained enthusiasm. Dubai chocolate's pistachio-cream, tahini and kataifi fillings briefly captivated consumers but lost allure as scarcity and repetition increased. Truffle oil has been applied excessively and can overpower dishes, signaling overuse when its scent arrives before the server. The pattern shows initial appeal followed by novelty fatigue and commercialization that diminishes original charm.
Read at www.pressdemocrat.com
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