Food Inventions We Came To Know About In 2019

Who doesn’t love to eat and drink and to taste new recipes and try out different flavours? The passion for food and drink has obviously revolutionized the way we eat, drink, cook and shop for food. Nothing is the same as it was just a few decades ago. Nothing.

It’s true when they say, necessity is the mother of invention. 

To understand just how far we've come from the plain similarly cooked vegetables, flavorless frozen juices, and repeated generic food recipes, here are the recent food innovations that have broken the internet

Ruby Chocolate

Ruby Chocolate

For the longest time, we have been stuck with nearly the same varieties of chocolate, most having slight variations in them, but nothing too ground breaking!

A Swiss chocolatier named Barry Callebaut came to the rescue here and came up with a formula for an entirely new treat called “ruby chocolate.” The chocolate variety has a pinkish red hue and has a sweet and sour taste that you don’t usually expect from a chocolate. This uncommon treat is supposed to have less of the usual cocoa taste without any crazy genetic modification and is created with an existing type of cocoa bean that is processed before fermentation. 

It has already seen widespread testing in Japan and South Korea and will be hitting shelves in the UK soon in the form of a special KitKat.

'Gin n’ Lime Popcorn' recipe

If you’re looking for a snazzy party snack that has a unique flavor combination then stop your search right here! 

The 'Gin n’ Lime Popcorn' recipe that was shared by the food and beverage company ‘The Gin is In’ is sure to impress your guests. 

The list of ingredients needed for the recipe is also relatively short, only consisting of white sugar, unsalted butter, water, lime, unflavored popcorn, salt, and gin. 

In addition to these ingredients, a deep pot, a baking sheet, parchment paper, a wooden spoon, and a large bowl are needed, as well as an oven to cook the flavors in.

Grapes That Taste Like Cotton Candy and are all Natural

Grapes

Due to genetically modified organisms (GMOs), we now have hybrid fruits and vegetables with special flavors that you would never imagine finding in nature.

Cotton candy grapes were carefully designed by crossbreeding various species of wild grapes until the desired flavor was achieved. No genetic engineering or laboratory trickery was involved.

Cotton candy grapes were thought of and ultimately invented by a farmer who had a really great idea and started working slowly but steadily on his new creation. 

Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream 

Nitrogen Ice Cream

A few years ago, a husband-and-wife team of engineers wowed the sharks on ABC’s Shark Tank when they used liquid nitrogen to make delicious ice cream right in front of everyone.

Although the sharks didn’t invest, Sub Zero Ice Cream has slowly started franchising throughout the country. 

The new method wows children and adults alike. It also removes the need for a freezer, which means less of a carbon footprint and lower energy costs for the franchisee. 

The process mainly involves using liquid nitrogen to freeze whatever flavor ingredients you desire. Then you just mix it properly as it freezes to get that ultimate creamy consistency.

Vegan Ice-cream Cone - 'Cornetto Veggy

Vegan Ice-cream Cone

A rise in people following veganism is motivating a number of major brands to launch vegan-friendly versions of their signature products. One such example is ‘Cornetto’ that released their vegan ice cream cones.

Early into 2017, Cornetto announced that it would be launching the Cornetto Veggy in Italy and now, the product is set to be available in the UK. The dairy-free ice product boasts a soy-based ice cream that is placed in a gluten-free cone lined with chocolate that is topped with nuts and even more chocolate.

During the last year, other big-name ice cream brands like Ben & Jerry's and Häagen-Dazs released their own vegan ice cream products as a means of satisfying the demand for more plant-based options.

Black Ice Cream using Activated Charcoal

Black Ice Cream

You’ve probably heard or seen photos of the trending ‘black ice cream’ on your social media. That which started as a backlash to the recent unicorn trend, was first created by the ‘Little Damage Ice Cream’ shop in Los Angeles, California. The brilliant idea gradually took off. 

Once people discovered that the ice cream was made using activated charcoal, specialty shops everywhere started making it.

However the problem with this technique is that activated charcoal can be a potent detoxifier. It can draw the medications out of your body, thus causing them to become ineffective. The activated charcoal in black ice cream can also affect people who take vitamins or birth control pills.