Pandemic Food Trends Magazine

FOOD TRENDS DURING PANDEMIC BEST QUARANTINE FOOD TRENDS IN THE PHILIPPINES

LYKA SATO

MARGA BORCI

JAZMINE SANTOS

SACHIEL JAVIER

TABLE OF CONTENTS 03

INTRODUCTION

04

DALGONA COFFEE

05

UBE CHEESE PANDESAL

06

SUSHI BAKE

07

BASQUE BURNT CHEESECAKE

08

SOURDOUGH BREAD

09

CINNAMON ROLLS

10

KOREAN RAMEN

11

REFERENCE

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INTRODUCTION Pinoys love to eat out. But with many restaurants still closed for dine-in, people are elevating their dining experiences at home. Since times are tough, most people are choosing to find joy in the simple comforts of food. The pandemic has unleashed the creativity of home cooks and brought to light a number of interesting food trends and quarantine cravings. In this time of stress and uncertainty, people are making the most of their pantry staples, going back to traditional home baked food preparation, and choosing familiar and feel-good comfort food.

With bars closed, chilling out and drinking at home has become the norm. Delivery services are also upping up their Instagram game with DIY meal kits and ready-to-eat meals that look good and taste even better to get repeat customers. Here are some of the most popular food trends in the Philippines that have come out of the quarantine.

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DALGONA COFFEE Milk topped with foam made with coffee and sugar

Dalgona coffee is a drink made by whipping equal proportions of instant coffee powder, sugar, and hot water until it becomes creamy and then adding it to cold or hot milk. Occasionally, it’s topped with coffee powder, cocoa, crumbled biscuits, or honey.

This viral beverage that originated in South Korea has spawned a whole slew of Dalgona-inspired recipes – from Dalgona Coffee Cake, Dalgona Milo, Dalgona Juice using instant powdered juice drinks, and more PAGE 4

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UBE CHEESE PANDESAL Soft purple bread rolls with melty cheese filling

We all love ordinary pan de sal or breakfast rolls, but then home bakers around the country started making Ube Cheese Pandesal. This deliciously soft and pillowy purple bread rolls with melty cheese filling just took the country by storm.This exciting take on the Filipino breakfast staple reminds a lot of us of our childhood. The vibrant purple color and melted cheese inside also makes for a great food photo, which has boosted its popularity on social media, inspiring more home bakers to try their own versions of it.

SUSHI BAKE Made with layers of fluffy Japanese rice, baked and shredded fish, topped with tobiko eggs.

Sushi Bake or Baked Sushi is the latest food craze making the rounds on social media. This deconstructed maki is baked in a pan, similar to a salmon casserole with Japanese flavorings. It’s like a huge flattened out sushi or maki, made with layers of fluffy Japanese rice, baked and shredded fish, topped with tobiko eggs. Once baked, it’s served and wrapped with nori sheets.

The way you eat is that you scoop a spoonful of this baked sushi and wrap it a nori sheet, like tacos. There are loads of different toppings available right now on the market, including mango, torched salmon, uni (sea urchin), scallops, and more!

The DIY element makes this a fun dining experience to try at home.

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Known

BASQUE BURNT CHEESECAKE

as

the

York-style Basque rustic and

alter

of

New

cheesecake,

burnt

with

cheesecake

its

cracked

caramel

the looks

exterior

charred

color.

Hailed from the Basque region of Spain, this cheesecake is baked on

a

higher

temperature

than

what is required for the classic.

What

sets

the

cheesecake

texture. creamier contrasts

Basque

apart

cheesecakes

Cheesecake with a press-in cookie crust.

ego

The

is

from its

with

thicker, its

other

play

bottom

and

burnt

part

on is

which smokey-

flavored top.

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In the first few weeks of the lockdown, when popular bread brands became

SOURDOUGH BREAD

scarce in grocery stores, home bakers around the world started a sourdough bread craze. This bread makes use of a live

fermented

culture

of

flour

and

water, a sourdough starter, which acts as a natural leavening agent.

Made with a live fermented culture, a sourdough starter, which acts as a natural leavening agent.

Sourdough

is

known

for

its

characteristic flavor ranging from mild to strong, chewy texture, and crisp crust.

Why is everyone baking sourdough at home

during

the

quarantine?

Well,

carbs are very comforting. Plus, baking N O Msince A D I C | it 24 bread can be very therapeutic

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requires a lot of time to practice.

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Cinnamon rolls consist of a rolled

CINNAMON ROLLS

sheet

of

yeast-leavened

dough

with cinnamon, sugar, and raisins and other is sprinkled over a thin coat of butter. Cinnamon rolls are one of the easy things you can bake

using

Cinnamon

pantry

rolls

seem

staples. to

have

become more popular than ever because

This is a sweet baked dough filled with a cinnamon-sugar filling.

fashioned

they’re

just

comfort

good food

oldthat

reminds us all of better days. In times of stress, we’re wired to seek out comfort food.

KOREAN RAMEN Usually cooked with chicken broth, beef broth, or pork broth.

A lot of people nowadays, watch Korean drama and K-pop. Some people get curious about what the actors or idols eat in the show. The commonly dish are eaten by the idols or actors is Ramen.

Ramen is now popular around the world. Ramen is an instant food and a type of noodles with twisted strands usually cooked with broth.

The noodle of the ramen is made with wheat flour, salt, water, and soda-infused water (kansui). It has a light-yellow color, chewy, slippery texture, and its unique scent. The topping of the Ramen is typically vegetables, meat, seafood, and eggs.

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https://www.traveling-up.com/10-quarantine-food-trendsin-the-philippines/

https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/basque-burntcheesecake

https://mb.com.ph/2020/12/28/a-year-of-quarantreats-12food-trends-of-2020/

https://www.theclevercarrot.com/2014/01/sourdough

bread-a-beginners-guide/

https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/noodles/2018/06/29/ramen -and-ramyun-in-korea_jeeyoungkim/