Now, with food becoming more and more global, culinary innovations developing at the speed of light, social media weighing in, chefs feeling more empowered to break traditional rules -- or to dig deep into their cultural roots — it’s kind of hard to know where to begin.
But the growing number of Asian (Southeast Asian in particular) markets, restaurants, ingredients and prepared foods is dramatic, and is influencing all kinds of cooking.
H Mart, a South Korean chain of Asian markets now has 96 stores worldwide, most in the U.S., while other chains like 99 Ranch (Chinese) and Patel Brothers (Indian) are expanding.
Some predicted trends in food As we tip into the New Year, we food writers are often tasked with putting on paper our predictions for what will be trending.
It seems a little silly to say Asian cuisine is on the rise, since the category is enormous and has been around for millennia.
