Food Trends Edition

Food Trends

Explore what Americans are eating and craving right now.

Updated daily · 8 stories

Food Trends Cottage Cheese's Unlikely Comeback: Nostalgia, Nutrition, and TikTok

Cottage Cheese's Unlikely Comeback: Nostalgia, Nutrition, and TikTok

Once dismissed as diet food from another era, cottage cheese is back in a big way. What's driving the revival?…

Food & Drink Editorial Team · 7 min
Food Trends Fermented Foods Americans Are Actually Eating Now — Beyond Kombucha

Fermented Foods Americans Are Actually Eating Now — Beyond Kombucha

Kimchi, tepache, miso, and kefir are showing up everywhere. Explore which fermented foods are genuinely trending and why…

Food & Drink Editorial Team · 6 min
Food Trends Global Flavors Finding a Permanent Home in American Kitchens

Global Flavors Finding a Permanent Home in American Kitchens

From gochujang to za'atar, international ingredients are moving off specialty shelves and into everyday US cooking. Here…

Food & Drink Editorial Team · 6 min
Food Trends Plant-Based Meat vs. Whole-Food Vegetarian Eating: What the Trend Data Actually Shows

Plant-Based Meat vs. Whole-Food Vegetarian Eating: What the Trend Data Actually Shows

Sales of plant-based burgers have slowed while whole-food vegetarian cooking surges. A look at what's really shifting on…

Food & Drink Editorial Team · 5 min
Food Trends Smash Burgers, Birria Tacos, Dirty Sodas: Inside the Anatomy of a Food Trend

Smash Burgers, Birria Tacos, Dirty Sodas: Inside the Anatomy of a Food Trend

Why do some foods explode into mainstream culture while others fade fast? A breakdown of how US food trends actually for…

Food & Drink Editorial Team · 9 min
Food Trends The Rise of Birria: How a Mexican Street Taco Conquered American Menus

The Rise of Birria: How a Mexican Street Taco Conquered American Menus

Birria went from regional Mexican stew to a US food phenomenon almost overnight. Here's the cultural story behind the cr…

Food & Drink Editorial Team · 8 min
Food Trends What Americans Get Wrong About "Authentic" Cuisine

What Americans Get Wrong About "Authentic" Cuisine

The word "authentic" gets attached to trending foods constantly — but it's more complicated than menus suggest. Here's w…

Food & Drink Editorial Team · 6 min