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Seaweed snacks, hummus ice cream and plant-based tuna are just a few of the buzzworthy dishes topping food-trend lists this year, writes

Veganism, gut-friendly kombucha and Latin American cuisine were among 2018’s top foodie trends in the UAE. This year it’s all about peganism, omega-3-packed seaweed snacks and dishes from the Pacific Rim and the “stan” countries. Also, while we saw a bunch of restaurants ban plastic straws last year, we’re taking our conscious consumption habits even further in 2019, it seems. Here’s what’s trending in food, both in the UAE and around the globe.