McCormick Flavor Forecast predicts popular flavors for the year.
McCormick has released its 2020 Flavor Forecast, which identifies flavor trends that are making their way back into foods.
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The forcasted trends include:
Sweet & Seasonal Satisfaction
- smoked spices & herbs
- pumpkin pie spice & coconut milk
- lemon
- ancho chile pepper & hibiscus
Global Finds
- Latin America
- Bahian seasoning
- Mexican recados, a popular sour orange and annatto-flavored Yucatan spice paste
- Modern Mediterranean
- Barberries, a small dried fruit
- Dukkah, a spice blend from North African regions
- Asian finds
- Izakayas, Japanese gastropubs
- Pinoy BBQ, a popular Filipino street food
- Kashmiri, a fragrant blend of spices
Spicy Revolution
- Chilies Obsession
- Aji Amarillo
- Guajillo
- Tien Tsin
- Chilie de Arbol
- Heat plus tang
- Chamoy Sauce
- Sambal Sauce in Southeast Asia
- Sweet on pepper
Empowered Eating & Drinking
- Alternative pulse proteins
- cumin and coconut paired with pigeo peas
- sage and albariño wine enhanced cranberry beans
- black beluga lentins with peach and mustard
- Blends with benefits
- matcha mixed with ginger and citrus
- chia seeds paired with citrus, chile and garlic
- tumerica blended with cocoa, cinnamon and nutmeg
- flaxseed combined with Mediterranean herbs
- Umami veggies
