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Seasonal Fusion

Contemporary holiday fare incorporates spicy and sweet flavor profiles

Implications - Flavor fusions are becoming commonplace as the food and beverage industry continues to cater to more experimental tastes. Traditional autumnal flavors are being updated with spicy, smoky flavors that renew classic holiday dishes. This shift speaks to the importance of modernizing traditions to stay on par with current taste preferences.
Workshop Question - What small tweaks can you make to your traditional offerings to reignite consumer excitement?
Trend Themes
1. Spicy-sweet Flavors - The fusion of spicy and sweet flavors has become commonplace as consumers look for more experimental tastes in traditional holiday dishes, presenting opportunities for the creation of new recipes and ingredients that cater to this growing trend.
2. Seasonal-flavored Spirits - The trend of creating seasonal-flavored spirits, such as hot cross bun gin and sweet pumpkin-flavored salsas, presents an interesting opportunity for the alcohol and food industries to experiment with different flavors and ingredients, creating unique and exciting products that cater to changing tastes.
3. Colorful Holiday Beverages - The trend of creating colorful holiday beverages, such as vibrant Halloween cocktails, presents an opportunity for bars and restaurants to create visually striking drinks that are perfect for special occasions and holiday celebrations.
Industry Implications
1. Food and Beverage - The food and beverage industry is presented with opportunities to experiment with new recipes, ingredients and flavors to cater to changing tastes and preferences.
2. Alcohol and Spirits - The alcohol and spirits industry can capitalize on the trend of creating seasonal-flavored spirits, experimenting with different ingredients and flavors to create unique and exciting products that cater to changing tastes.
3. Hospitality - Hotels and restaurants can create visually striking and flavorful holiday beverages and dishes, perfect for special occasions, celebrations, and to attract new and returning customers
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Featured Examples

Smoky Ginger Molasses Cookies
Smoky Ginger Molasses Cookies
These Spicy Cookies are Made Using Whole Cardamom Pods
The ‘Reclaiming Provincial’ blog has put together a recipe for smoky ginger molasses cookies. With fall in full swing, many home bakers are pulling out their favorite autumnal spices.... MORE
Spicy Caramel Sauces
Spicy Caramel Sauces
This Caramel Sauce Recipe is Infused with Whiskey and Sriracha
The smoky flavor of whiskey and the spiciness of Sriracha sauce have long been a favorite flavor pairing, but this caramel sauce recipe from the Olives for Dinner blog adds a sweet element to the... MORE
Spicy Squash-Flavored Salsas
Spicy Squash-Flavored Salsas
Mrs. Renfro's Pumpkin Salsa Puts a Seasonal Twist on a Familiar Dip
Renfro Foods recently debuted a new Pumpkin Salsa to satisfy the insatiable appetite for pumpkin-flavored food products. While pumpkin may already be ubiquitous with lattes and other sweet treats,... MORE
Vibrant Halloween Cocktails
Vibrant Halloween Cocktails
Three Six Six's Cocktail for Halloween is Exotic and Colorful
Inspired by the spookiest season of the year, London’s Three Six Six bar put together a festive cocktail for Halloween called ‘La Ofrenda Espolon.’ Unlike many Halloween... MORE
Dessert-Infused Liquors
Dessert-Infused Liquors
This Dry Gin is Designed to Mimic the Taste of Hot Cross Buns
Just in time for Easter, an English distillery has released a dry gin that mimics the taste of hot cross buns. While most people associate Easter with chocolate and pastel-colored treats, the... MORE
Chewy Chai Cookies
Chewy Chai Cookies
This Cinnamon Sugar-Rolled Snickerdoodle Recipe is a Spiced Fall Treat
This tea-inspired snickerdoodle recipe makes an autumnally appropriate cookie. From the food blog Crepes of Wrath, the chewy chai snickerdoodles are topped with a crunchy cinnamon sugar that will... MORE
Spicy-Sweet Thanksgiving Cakes
Spicy-Sweet Thanksgiving Cakes
This Flavorful Dessert Incorporates Apple, Thyme & Salted Caramel
This Thanksgiving cake has it all: fruit, spice and salted caramel. The apple and thyme cake with salted caramel frosting incorporates all the familiar flavors of Thanksgiving cravings. The warm,... MORE

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