The 07 Food Trends You’re Going To See Everywhere In 2021

We’re already nearing the conclusion of 2020. This year has felt like a hundred years and two days all rolled into one, and we’re all delighted to see it go…or, more aptly, give it the finger farewell.

Many of the food trends that began this year will most certainly continue in 2021, especially as the COVID-19 epidemic continues to spread and people continue to cook at home, order takeout, and have more goods delivered than ever before. We’ve listed a few items we think you’ll see more of in 2021 in the list below.

Plant-Based Foods

According to the International Food Information Council (IFIC), 28 percent of consumers indicated they ate more protein from plant sources during the pandemic, and this tendency will continue into 2021. More people will experiment with veganism, while others will simply eat foods that taste good and are vegan. Expect more innovations from the usual suspects, especially in fast-food places, but some analysts anticipate that other things like plant-based “fish” will be big on the horizon as well.

Breakfast

Many of us now have time to think about breakfast as we continue to spend more time at home (are you sick of hearing that term yet??). Even cereal witnessed a significant increase this year. Expect to see more Instagram posts about meal prepping breakfast sandwiches, new fast food breakfast items, and possibly the comeback of overnight oats next year, rather than eating a cold granola bar on your commute. Oh, and while we’re talking about it…

Cooking Crafts

In 2020, we literally began playing with our food, and this trend will continue throughout 2021. The next wave of Instagrammable cuisine will emerge from the seeds of whipped coffee (and strawberry milk…and peanut buttermilk…and so on) and pancake cereal, which will most likely take you hours to make but seconds to eat…but who’s judging?

Pickling/Fermenting

This is a sort of 2020 trend that will only grow in popularity next year…perhaps because we ran out of mason jar lids this year because so many people were trying out canning. In the spring, expect individuals to show off their gardens, as well as how they’ll preserve their harvests in jars of pickled cucumbers, red onions, radishes, and other vegetables.

Virtual Cooking Classes

Looking for a date night idea that is both enjoyable and safe? For the millionth time, you’re sick of playing trivia with your friends over Zoom? Expect to receive additional invitations to virtual classes that you may take at home with your family or even more elaborate ones that you can watch with pals on Zoom. These are on the calendars of everyone from celebrity chefs to your favorite restaurants, and we predict that more people will take advantage of them in the next year. (Spoiler alert: we’re already doing some!)

Homemade Pasta

Sourdough is so 2020. We’re about to enter our first full winter since the epidemic began, and comfort food, which for us means carbs, will be the order of the day. People will be making and cutting exquisite gnocchi from scratch, hanging their homemade bucatini all over their kitchen, and even laboring over a big pot of Sunday Gravy in 2021, according to your feed. Even if you managed to resist the impulse to make banana bread and Dalgona coffee this year, it’ll be difficult not to look for pasta attachments for your KitchenAid next year. Is 2018 the year we rediscover our love for gluten?

Delivery Services

After witnessing a massive spike in demand (the Coresight Research U.S. Online Grocery Survey 2020 predicted a 40% increase in demand for online grocery services this year), it appears that grocery services have finally grasped this new world of higher delivery. But why should we stop there? People will be trying out anything from meal packages to booze that can now be delivered (we personally hope to-go drinks are here to stay!!). Don’t forget to tip generously!!