May 9/Prepared Foods’ May 2011 --Food in America evolves like the ever-changing grains of sand on a beach--being reshaped with each wave crashing onto its shoreline. There has always been an influx of immigrants in the U.S., so it is natural to see shifts in cuisines. Several emerging trends are currently on the rise, and two of note are Indian and Asian foods. This is true Indian and Asian cuisine--the food that was once eaten in their native countries, but now eaten here in the U.S.
The taste for newer, spicier cuisine seems to be increasing each year--not just “spicy hot,” but full-flavored ethnic blends from these far-off shores. The phenomenon of how quickly these two cuisines have risen in popularity is due partly to the saturation of media given to chefs, restaurants and the culinary arts. It seems one cannot turn a channel on the TV or go by a newsstand, without seeing a plethora of beautiful and decadent food shots. One could think of this as “food porn”--a fantastic thing for anyone in the food business, of course.