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From avocado hacks gone awry to butter boards, there’s a veritable smorgasbord of food trends that have overstayed their welcome. As we navigate the evolving culinary landscape of 2023, let’s delve into the once-hyped but now eye-roll-inducing fads that foodies are weary of.
Soaked Avocados
Soaked avocados were pitched as a life hack for prolonging the freshness of our beloved green fruit. Yet, despite the promise of staving off browning, the FDA has flagged this trend as a bacterial bonanza, potentially teeming with the likes of salmonella and listeria.
Lemon Coffee
Lemon coffee, the supposed miracle for accelerated weight loss, has left many puckering in distaste, not only from its biting bitterness but also from the unsubstantiated health claims that have been thoroughly debunked.
Caviar Bumps
The glitzy ‘caviar bumps’ may have gained traction among the well-heeled on TikTok, but with a price tag that makes your wallet weep, the trend is not only exclusive but raises eyebrows for its seemingly show-off nature.
Serving Food on Anything But a Plate
The quirk of serving meals on slates, tiles, and other non-traditional items might be visually interesting, but practicality takes a backseat when sauces escape onto your table, or the sound of cutting on slate grates on your nerves.
Nacho Tables
Nacho tables, a communal feast concept, has its fans but also its detractors who cite sanitary concerns and the impracticality of one-size-fits-all servings.
Butter Boards
Butter boards, akin to charcuterie but with butter taking center stage, have spread through social media. However, the potential for contamination and the extravagance of butter in such quantities have some hoping for its churn down.
Toaster Grilled Cheese
Lastly, the toaster grilled cheese – a hack more likely to fire up the emergency services than your taste buds, given the perilous potential for molten cheese to cause an actual fire.
These are just a few of the food trends that, while they had their moment in the viral spotlight, seem ready to take a bow and exit stage left in 2023.