The 10 top food trends of 2022. Let’s vote for the best gastronomic experience

Sanctions have strengthened the development of the trend for local products. People like their price, which is much cheaper due to the lack of transportation.

Farmhouse cheeses, meat and fish are now popular food choices among people. Customers believe that local produce is greener and tastier. Seasonal vegetables and fruits grown close to home are also popular.

A low-carbohydrate diet with moderate protein and high fat has been around for several years. Poke or bowls this year have made their way into the lives of even those who don’t follow this diet.

Institutions are still difficult to connect to the trend of ecology. This is mainly true for small cafes that adhere to the principles of conscious consumption. For example, there are establishments that have replaced plastic tubes with aluminum ones.

However, in delivery, the situation has changed for the better. Plastic utensils are being replaced by dishes made from recyclable eco-friendly materials.

Another trend, which appeared thanks to the pandemic and still in the cold season does not lose its leading position. Turmeric has anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties.

If not everyone knew about it before, now this spice has become a truly major food additive. It is added not only in main dishes, but also in coffee and even in ice cream.

Comfort food is a familiar to everyone food, which is associated with coziness. In 2022, Russians ate not frozen complex dishes, but understandable cuisine. At the same time, it was not simple. If it is a sandwich, it is with truffle.

Comfortable but interesting food. It was especially in demand in the off-season. Even if such dishes are high in carbohydrates. Comfort food was also eaten at home, because it is easy to prepare.

After the pandemic, people began to return to restaurants. The statistics on attendance became the same as before the quarantine. However, restaurants continued to develop home or office delivery.

Even new restaurants and those who did not provide this service before have joined this trend. However, this is more for home dining. Cafes and restaurants for this developed dishes for large companies.

If before it was a major trend only among thinners, now it has entered the masses. Fermented foods are foods that have been fermented, resulting in the release of lactic acid.

For example, sauerkraut, pickles, kefir. This year they even made fermented bread. On the shelves of stores you can also find fermented products.

Green cocktails based on basil or sorrel were in particular demand. Patrons of establishments also drank a lot of sorrel juices and lemonades. Because of their popularity, even shot drinks tried to be made with similar ingredients to get in on the current trend.

After the pandemic, the vitamin-packed trend continued. In such cocktails, vegetable components prevail, they are enriched with fiber and useful substances.

In the past year, the demand was also for non-alcoholic cocktails, in particular for Italian Negroni. It was a hit on many restaurant menus in 2022. The drink is made on the basis of soda, pomegranate juice, Acerolla and Bitter syrups. The addition of cinnamon and cloves is allowed.

Restaurants in 2022 have expanded their lazy breakfast times and menus. Even those establishments that did not have a morning meal have expanded their menus this year. In Moscow, you can now try breakfasts until 16:00. And this is not only on weekends, but also on weekdays.