10 Food Trends You Have to Try This Summer

27.07.2023 - 18:16 / smartertravel.com

Every year, summertime brings new experiences and trends worth getting excited about. Whether it’s an ephemeral fidget spinner or the latest summer blockbuster, keeping up with fads is a fun way to remember the summer, especially when it comes to delicious and photogenic food trends.

Remarkable for their color, originality, or sheer size, here are 10 food trends you might have seen popping up on your social media.

Rose is still the reigning queen of all the summer wines, but this year the drink gets even more summery in frozen form. Like a sophisticated slushie, frozen rose, or frose, is the perfect way to cool down with class this summer.

It’s a little work-intensive to make at home, but, luckily, this trend has spread far and wide, and you should be able to find it at one of your local restaurants.

If you plan on a summer of endless brunches, consider digging into a beautiful dish of cloud eggs. Based on a centuries-old recipe, this fluffy food fad has emerged anew and is taking over breakfast. Making it at home is easy, and the recipe takes a little more work than your basic sunny-side-up. There are also plenty of restaurants serving different variations if you don’t feel like making it yourself, such as AlMar in Brooklyn, which calls its version “Eggs in a Cloud.”

It’s not summer unless there’s ice cream. But this year, skip the chocolate and vanilla and go for something a little more adventurous. In ice cream shops around the country, patrons are cleansing their palates with flavors like avocado, blue cheese, rosemary, basil, and garlic. You’ll find savory ice cream varieties ranging from pizza-flavored ice cream at Little Baby’s in Philadelphia to the foie gras specialty ice cream at Odd Fellows in New York City.

Earlier this year, the world went mad with rainbows when Starbucks introduced its limited-edition Unicorn Frappuccino. This glittery drink was just a marker that the unicorn food trend had reached the mainstream. Now, you can find unicorn versions of all different kinds of foods everywhere you look. From unicorn noodles and unicorn toast to unicorn lattes and plenty of rainbow desserts in between, keep an eye out for these multi-colored sensations—or try some recipes out yourself.

Food trends are not just about alcohol and sugar—they can also be healthy alternatives to your favorite summer treat. Acai (pronounced ah-sigh-EE) is a tropical berry from Brazil that is rich in antioxidants and when frozen and mixed with nuts and fruits, it’s just like