While 2021 has brought us frying in the open air, pasta chips and cocktails to take away, 2022 will be devoted to eating more sustainably and ordering in restaurants that are not really restaurants …
Whole Vegetable Cooking
For a while, the focus was on using as many animals as possible, including making bone broth and using cheeks and offal, but it’s common in most households throw away vegetable peelings, stems and stems.
As we all strive to be more sustainable in 2022 and beyond, there will be new encouragement to use the whole vegetable – including the green ends of leeks, carrot tops, kale chops, beet leaves and chard stems. Expect to see recipes proving that leftovers usually left in the trash make great additions to dishes.
Potato milk
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Hailed as better for you and for the planet, potato milk is said to be the next big thing in alternative milks. Enriched with folic acid, vitamin D, and calcium, it’s vegan, gluten-free, and lactose-free, so it’s suitable for almost any type of diet, and it even foams well for cappuccinos. Waitrose predicts that the milk will be huge in 2022 and will stock three varieties of Swedish brand Veg of Lund’s Dug potato milk from February.
Ghost kitchens
Not as scary as they sound, ghost kitchens aren’t a completely new concept, but the boom in pandemic delivery services certainly has a lot to do with their growth. On food delivery apps, you probably wouldn’t know they weren’t restaurants, but they are actually kitchens only set up for delivery, with no frontage or even storefront you can even grab into. food.
Many are run from leased facilities – some even shared with multiple businesses – and with lower overhead costs than a traditional restaurant and instant online traffic, they’re a great way for small businesses to get started.
Croffles
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Do you remember the cronuts (croissants-donuts)? Well, next to the weird but delicious hybrid is the croffes: waffle-shaped croissants. In what looks like a delicious breakfast, you get the croissant puff pastry with the square dips to collect all the maple syrup you need. Like all the best viral food trends, the concept originates from South Korea, but all you need is a ready-made croissant dough and a waffle iron to make your own. Garnish with fresh berries, sugar, maple syrup, jam or Nutella.
Stricter cancellation policies
It’s been a tough few years for the hospitality industry and even now, in the post-vaccination era, restaurants are suffering costly last minute cancellations. In order to protect their business, it’s no surprise that more and more restaurants are introducing more stringent policies, which could mean handing over credit card details at the time of booking and a costly consequence of “no.” show ”for the guests.
Coffee without beans
A big study published in Science by Joseph Poore and Thomas Nemecek in 2018 found that coffee production actually emits more carbon emissions than poultry, pork or shrimp (although much less than beef). So if you love your daily cup but want to be mindful of its impact on the planet, you could be drinking bean-free coffee in 2022.
Already on sale in the United States, the developers of Cafe Atomo say climate change and deforestation mean that the land on which coffee beans can grow is becoming increasingly limited – a trend that will only continue. Their coffee is made from 98 percent recycled ingredients, including date seeds, and contains the familiar hit of caffeine.
Moringa
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The superfood we could all be talking about this year could be Moringa – the Whole Foods Trend Council hailed the “miracle tree” as one to watch out for. Native to India but widely cultivated in Africa and Asia, many people believe it has medicinal properties and contains impressive amounts of potassium, vitamin C, calcium, protein, iron, and iron. antioxidants. The easiest way to get it is to add it to dishes and green smoothies.
Reductiontarism
Unlike vegans or vegetarians who completely eliminate meat and / or dairy from their diet, a “reducer” simply chooses to reduce the amount of animal products they consume, even if it is no more than 10%. Whether it’s for health, environmental, or animal welfare reasons, you can switch to meatless Mondays, have vegetarian lunches during the week, or commit to learning a few vegan recipes a month. It all makes a real difference.