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Just like any other industry, food trends come and go. Some are good, some are bad…and some are really bad. Cringeworthy, even.
Folks in the Buzzfeed Community shared their thoughts on what food trends they think will make us look back on with ultimate cringy-ness in a few years.
1. “Plateless” foods
“I hate the trend of serving food in things that are not plates or bowls. Seriously, who wants to eat food off a snow shovel?”
2. Freakshakes
“Freakshakes are cringey AF. Sorry, but all those calories are too much! A typical unicorn freakshake can contain up to 1,100 calories.”
3. Rainbow foods
“I hate the rainbow fad. The colors don’t contribute at all to the flavor. Why would people pay more for something that doesn’t really add value to the food?”
4. Spaghetti donuts
“Why would you take two delicious foods and combine them to make an inedible monstrosity?!”
5. Cotton candy burritos
“I’m sure that to someone, this was a good idea in theory: Ice cream, cotton candy, and cereal are any sugar addict’s dream. But in reality, it just seems like it would be sticky and difficult to eat.”
6. Avocadoes EVERYWHERE
“I love avocado, but putting it on everything is the pencil-thin eyebrows of 2019.”
7. Sushi EVERYWHERE
“Sushi pizza; sushi burritos; sushi burgers. Just leave sushi alone! It’s perfect the way it is!!”
8. Maple bacon donuts
“I’ve never had any interest in a maple bacon doughnut — or anything with that flavor profile — and I really hope that those who do enjoy it will lose interest.”
9. Out of control drink garnishes
“I hate those Bloody Mary’s topped with four pizzas, a cheeseburger, half a roast dinner, and 50 onion rings sticking out of them.”
10. Edible glitter
“I hate seeing glitter in food! Why is this even a thing?”
11. Dyed lattes
“I don’t like weird lattes, specifically beetroot and charcoal lattes. Like, coffee is great without random ingredients. Leave it alone!”
12. Disguised foods
“I hate seeing foods that look like one thing, but are actually something else — like a plate that looks like spaghetti and meatballs but is actually ice cream and cake pops drizzled in a strawberry sauce.”
13. Charcoal foods
“Charcoal has gotta be up there — because what could possibly go wrong with a food additive that can fuck up your medication?”
14. Birthday-cake flavored EVERYTHING
“Nope.”
15. Unicorn foods
“Like, wtf is even the flavor of unicorn?”
I’m DEFINITELY not feeling those cotton candy burritos, I’ll tell you that much.
