New Delhi: We’ve been transferring towards a regional renaissance in Indian meals over the past decade, that 2020 accelerated, says a brand new report.
The fourth version of the Godrej Food Trends Report 2021 lists down the highest 12 tendencies predicted for 2021 in Dining-in, Dining-out, Beverage, Dessert, Kitchen Design, and so forth. throughout the meals {industry}.
The report covers over 200 specialists who’ve shared their insights, prime picks, and detailed opinions that are mixed and analysed to lastly arrive on the evident predictions for 2021.
The prime meals tendencies predicted for 2021 are:
1. Breakfast Will Be Served, Reimagined
The specialists predict growing innovation within the class, from ground-breaking packaged options to progressive artisanal choices from dwelling entrepreneurs and eating places.
2. Burgeoning Interest in Flavour
2021 will see the buyer exploring flavours and nuances thereof in a quest to maintain feeding the starvation for brand spanking new flavours. From components, spices, cooking fat, ferments, espresso, tea, alcohol, to investing within the acquisition of data round specific subjects through cookbooks, cooking movies, LIVE discussions, cooking lessons, dialogue teams and extra.
3. Deeper Explorations of Indian Ferments
Traditional knowledge and the perceived well being advantages of fermentation and a rising curiosity within the cuisines of north east India are all fueling a deeper exploration into the wealthy repertoire of fermented meals in India. 2021 will bring much more Indian ferments into dwelling kitchens, on the cabinets and on restaurant menus.
4. Ghar Ki Rasoi Will Take Centre Stage
In 2021, the house kitchen will rule eating selections each out and in of the house. From restructured mealtimes to ingredient sourcing, menus and the way meals is cooked and served, to dictating the design of kitchens, eating areas and residential gardens. Beyond that, the house kitchen will additionally govern what the meals {industry} will supply in phrases of improvements in home equipment and merchandise and choices on restaurant menus.
5. Home Delivery Will See Unprecedented Innovation
2021 will bring unprecedented realignment on this sector throughout the meals {industry} as it really works to outlive and adapt to the brand new order. It will even be the yr supply will turn into premium, experiential and personalised as hospitality gamers polish in-home eating experiences, and know-how is stirred into the combination to trace diner preferences and arrival time of orders, present for WhatsApp help, and extra.
6. Homegrown Will Rule As Mindful Eating Gains Traction
Conversations round well being, sustainability and, farmer welfare that introduced millets into shopper focus within the latest previous have sparked an identical curiosity and revival of all issues indigenous, from components to flavours. Consumers will be ‘vocal for native’ to assist homegrown meals producers and companies.
7. Indian Food Will Find Brag Value on Instagram
In 2021, social media will proceed to be a well-liked advertising and marketing channel, and all issues Indian-regional cuisines, indigenous components, conventional cookware and tales about meals — will get pleasure from brag-value or shall we embrace turn into instagrammable.
8. North-east Cuisines Will Offer Homegrown Exotic
The culinary tradition of north-east India has been persistently garnering curiosity previously few years. With a singular flavour profile and indigenous components in contrast to the remaining of the nation, the cuisines of the North-East supply homegrown unique we’re solely simply studying to worth. 2020 accelerated the invention of the area with the emergence of home-cooks, small companies and culinary experiences, providing us an opportunity to discover these distinctive flavours by choices that had been a click on away. The cuisines of Assam, Nagaland and Mizoram are already creating conversations and 2021 will see Indians exploring north-east Indian delicacies like by no means earlier than.
9. Proactive Wellness, Food as Self-Care will Drive Individual Diet Choices
A rising curiosity in Ayurveda, rising curiosity in nutrigenomics and personally optimized eating regimen choices present that buyers will search for options that finest align with particular person life-style selections in 2021.
10. The Renaissance of Indian Regional Cuisines
2018 was the yr of Indian regional cuisines, 2019 was about micro-cuisines and 2020 sparked a cooking revolution, inspiring exploration of Indian delicacies like by no means earlier than. With our sphere of exercise drastically restricted, Indians discovered to understand ‘do-it-yourself’, gained a newfound respect for ‘native’, and bought a heightened consciousness and curiosity in ‘regional flavours’, Home kitchens rediscovered and reclaimed their histories by their group cuisines whereas restaurant cooks used this time to journey and uncover ethnic cuisines of completely different micro-regions. 2021 will bring the renaissance of Indian regional cuisines with the legion of dwelling cooks and mini enterprises poised to unleash a smorgasbord of choices.
11. The Rise of Culinary Self Reliance – DIY
Time, curiosity, and a necessity for particular person expression led to funding in elaborate DIY initiatives. Everything from roti to sourdough, kombuchas to rai-paani achaar, perfecting culinary expertise to DIY kitchen decor, aquaponics to city gardens had been explored. The yr 2020 prompted a pivot to culinary self-reliance and DIY throughout the board, and it is a behavior that will stick with us by 2021 and past.
12. Take Me Halfway — Home Kitchens Will Want Mindful Convenience
Convenience cooking has proven a gradual rise in adaptability and respectability over the previous couple of years. There is industry-wide innovation underway to supply options for ready-to-cook, ready-to-eat and every part in between to assist new work-life techniques in 2021.
Speaking in regards to the report, Sujit Patil, VP and Head Corporate Brand and Communications Godrej Industries Limited and Associate Companies, mentioned, “The Godrej Food Trends Report is a unique compilation of trends and insights that is collated basis inputs from some of the best food experts in the industry consisting of top chefs, restaurateurs, chroniclers, reviewers and thought leaders. Thanks to the continued support of close to 200 regular and first-time respondents, the report has been steadily growing over the years with deeper and more diverse insights. The Godrej Food Trends 2021 Report aims to be a key addition to every food professional’s reading list and is available for download at Vikhroli Cucina.”
