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Tag: #2026 Food Trends

Browse our collection of food history articles exploring the legacy, heritage, and stories behind 2026 Food Trends.

9 articles

Cuts of beef representing the cattle fat rendered into beef tallow
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Beef Tallow

The rendered cattle fat that moved from candles, pies, pemmican, and frying vats into seed-oil backlash, nostalgia, and modern fat politics

Pastoral and cattle-raising societies8 min read
Golden honey with flecks of red chili pepper in a glass jar
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Hot Honey

The chili-infused honey that fused ancient sweet-heat traditions with Brooklyn beekeeping, pizza drizzle, and a 2026 condiment boom

Mesoamerica / modern United States7 min read
Red-orange sazón seasoning blend with annatto, cumin, coriander, and garlic on a wooden spoon
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Sazón

The Latin Caribbean seasoning blend that fused indigenous annatto, Spanish colonial spices, and Goya packets into a 2026 trending pantry staple

Latin Caribbean (Puerto Rico / Dominican Republic)8 min read
Brown Korean doenjang soybean paste in a traditional stone bowl with soybeans
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Doenjang

The Korean fermented soybean paste that carried Buddhist temple food, jang culture, and Korean fermentation into a 2026 global pantry trend

Korea8 min read
Glass jar of dill pickles and brined cucumbers with garlic, dill, and peppercorns
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Pickles

The preserved cucumber and brined vegetable story that crossed Mesopotamia, Jewish delis, kimchi jars, and a 2026 TikTok pickle boom

Mesopotamia / global8 min read
Orange sweet potatoes with rustic skin on a wooden surface
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Sweet Potato

The Andean tuber that crossed the Pacific to Polynesia, rode the Columbian Exchange into Africa and Asia, and now powers 2026 sweet potato fries, toast, and bowls

Peru / Ecuador (Andes)8 min read
Long-stemmed broccolini with small florets on a wooden surface
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Broccolini

The broccoli and Chinese broccoli hybrid bred in Japan in the 1990s that became a branded baby vegetable and a 2026 cafe and roasting favorite

Japan (Sakata Seed)7 min read
Pistachio cream and kataifi filled chocolate bar representing Dubai chocolate
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Dubai Pistachio Chocolate

The pistachio cream, knafeh, and kataifi chocolate bar from FIX Dessert Chocolatier that went viral on TikTok in 2024 and drove a global pistachio shortage

Dubai, United Arab Emirates8 min read
Illustration of a sesame plant with seed pods, after Köhler’s Medizinal-Pflanzen
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Sesame

The ancient oilseed behind tahini, halvah, sesame oil, and Lowcountry benne — and a base note of the 2026 Korean food boom

Africa / India8 min read