Following the
latest food and menu trends is important to planning menus strategically, but
that doesn't mean that popular staples should be ignored. According to the
National Restaurant Association's What’s Hot in
2015 culinary forecast,
barbecue, Italian cuisine and fried chicken top the list of perennial menu
favorites for the coming year.
"Just because
something isn't considered trendy doesn't mean it's not popular," said
Annika Stensson, the National Restaurant Association's senior manager of
research communications. "The general themes we're seeing in the top
perennial favorites are items that many would consider to be in the comfort
foods category. And there's a reason these foods are tenured menu favorites -
they have appeal with a wide range of diners and occasions. Many are also quite
versatile and can fit into different restaurant concepts, menu themes and
dayparts."
Rounding out the
top 10 perennial favorite items are French toast, frying, oatmeal, comfort
foods, fruit desserts, pulled pork, and chicken wings.
Further down the
list of favorites to spots 11 through 20 are milkshakes, hot tea, Eggs
Benedict, Mexican cuisine, zucchini, waffles, bacon, macaroni and cheese,
doughnuts, and bread baskets.
Additional items
that registered as long-time favorites include kids' pizza, French cuisine,
grilled vegetables, grits, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, smoothies, and
Mediterranean cuisine.
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