Flavor Trends, Strategies and Solutions for Menu Development

 

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There are three topper opportunities here. First, airy and crisp ingredients deliver a more restrained crunch through finishers, such as fruit and flower crystals, sea salts, bruléed toppings, spun sugar, kataifi, vegetable chips, pork or chicken cracklins, puffed rice, popped sorghum and dehydrated vegetable crumbles. Second, ingredients like fresh shoots, finger limes, pickled mustard seeds, toasted seeds, pomegranate arils, fruit balls and chocolate curls bring soft, almost dainty crispness. Lastly, mildly chewy textures found in wood ear mushroom, candied citrus zest, preserved fruit and other accent ingredients impart a springy mouthfeel that lingers.

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Savory: Vegetable Po’ Boy, featuring a duo of gold fava shoots and green pea shoots

Sweet: Pearled Key Lime Pie, topped with white chocolate curls and lime pearls

Sippable: Rosy Mango Lassi, dotted with rose flower crystals

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About The Author

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Rob Corliss is a three-time James Beard House guest chef with more than 30 years of experience that includes running world-class hotels, launching new concepts, working in top marketing agencies and owning the culinary consultancy ATE (All Things Epicurean) since 2009. Based in Nixa, Mo., ATE has an energizing passion focused on flavor innovation and is dedicated to connecting people to their food, environment and wellness. Rob is also a regular contributor to Flavor & The Menu.