Food & Drink: Taste of the Future
21 trends for 2021 to feel good about yourself, your community and the planet
01 COOKING IT OLD SCHOOL
Technology burning you out? Shut off the computer and find inspiration in a pile of cookbooks. Remember this: just about all you need to know is in The Joy of
Cooking, so pull that big ol’ tome off the shelf and reacquaint yourself with the art of making stock. Or go with some of our favourite old-school chefs – Nigel Slater, Jacques Pépin and Ina Garten, just to name a few – who are still publishing the best recipes around.
02MATCHED SET
The secrets of flavour pairings have long been the domain of chefs and sommeliers. Not anymore. The website foodpairing.com and companion book The Art and Science of Food Pairing make it easy for anyone to explore the infinite combinations of flavours. Mackerel and Parmesan, anyone?
03 EAT THE RIGHT THING
The conscious eater is looking for ways to contribute positively to the planet beyond eating nutritious, sustainably grown food. Watch for labels that say “made by a woman” or “a BIPOCowned company” or even “made right here in your community by your neighbours.” It’s the right thing to do.
04 BE A CLIMATARIAN
It’s smart to make food choices that reduce carbon emissions. That means limiting high-fuel-input foods such as meats and cheeses or anything imported. Eating seasonally and locally is the way to go, with goto choices (depending on the source) like fish, pulses, grains, plants and even insects – crickets are showing up toasted for crunch or ground up to make a protein-rich flour used for pasta and more.
05 SEA GREENS
If you like sushi, you’ve been eating seaweed via the crispy green nori wrapper that keeps the goodies