ANOTHER lockdown means we'll be spending a lot more time at home again, and in our kitchens – so why not experiment?
If you're looking for culinary inspiration then Waitrose have released their top ten food trends for 2021, including Orange Wine, Russian food and more.
As part of their A-Z tastes of 2021, the Waitrose Food team have put together their top picks for the upcoming year.
Home cooks will be spoilt for choice, as Waitrose has ensured their top ten are all found at waitrose.com, and as part of their popular Cooks' Ingredients range.
With new ingredients, dishes and cuisines currently whetting their appetites, the top ten has been hand picked by the Waitrose Food team.
The food and drink trends include a number of unusual and new ingriedients including Amchoor, Tangzhong and more.
So if you fancy challenging yourself in the kitchen this lockdown, or just trying something new, these are the new, hot ingredients and trends that Waitrosethink will be big for 2021.
'Amchoor
Made from dried and powdered green mangoes, this seasoning is widely used in north Indian cooking to lend fruity tartness to recipes without upping the moisture content. Add a pinch of Cooks’ Ingredients Amchoor to vegetable curries and chutneys, or use in marinades for grilled seafood and fish skewers.
Ethiopian cuisine
Injera (fermented flatbreads) and a diverse coffee culture are just two of Ethiopia’s specialities, as described in Ethiopia: Recipes and Traditions from the Horn of Africa by Yohanis Gebreyesus and Jeff Koehler. The indispensable guide to the nation’s cuisine covers the art of layering injera batter in a spiral, as well as delicious spiced stews and salads.
Sambal
A fiery and aromatic sauce, sambal is a cornerstone condiment in many places including Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore. Try Cooks’ Ingredients Sambal Oelek Paste which hums with chilli heat.
Lamingtons
A fiery and aromatic sauce, sambal is a cornerstone condiment in many places including Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore. Try Cooks’ Ingredients Sambal Oelek Paste which hums with chilli heat.
Orange wine
A fiery and aromatic sauce, sambal is a cornerstone condiment in many places including Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore. Try Cooks’ Ingredients Sambal Oelek Paste which hums with chilli heat.
Russia
Look beyond blinis and borscht with food writer and supper club host Alissa Timoshkina, who grew up in Siberia. Her book Salt & Time is packed with beautifully photographed modern interpretations of traditional recipes: think Soviet-Korean ceviche (a nod to the migrant population in the far east of the country), stuffed savoury buns and a deliciously moreish carrot and caraway cake.
Tangzhong
If you’ve watched a video on Instagram of sweet, pillowy-soft ‘milk bread’, or shokupan, being pulled apart, you’ll have witnessed the results of this East Asian baking technique. Tangzhong involves pre-cooking a percentage of the flour and water in a recipe to make a water roux, which is then allowed to cool before being mixed with the rest of the ingredients and baked.
Mezcal
Tequila’s smokier relative, mezcal is made from agave plants- their cores are cooked in fire pits before being distilled. QuiQuiRiQui Mezcal is hand-blended: put it to use in a margarita, or over ice as a replacement for a peaty whisky.
Wayanad peppercorns
Most of us don’t think twice about the peppercorns in our grinder but as with coffee and chocolate, spending a little more on a single-estate product makes a huge difference to the taste. Harvested by hand in Kerala, where they’re left to ripen on the vine (not all the peppercorns will reach maturity at the same time, so it’s a painstaking process), wayanad peppercorns are held to be the world’s finest. Cooks’ Ingredients Wayanad Peppercorns have hints of spice and citrus in their flavour profile.
Zhoug
A chilli-spiced blend of herbs and spices, zhoug will lend freshness and warmth to anything you add it to. It’s originally from Yemen but is hugely popular in Levantine street food culture thanks to Yemeni migration. Stir Cooks’ Ingredients Zhoug Paste through yoghurt for a dip, drizzle it over a pilaf, or dollop onto grilled meat and vegetables.
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