Takeaways from pandemic & trends in 2021

The purity of ingredients, regional cuisines, at-home dining and healthy snacking will continue to top the minds of all in 2021.

The year 2020 witnessed the emergence of home chefs and home remedies and a realization for enhanced hygiene practises. The trend shall continue to MAKE IT LOCAL and MAKE FRESH emphasising the need for healthy and nutritious food that local ingredients promise. Everyone has realised that foreign ingredients do not work in the long run and we better be equipped with local and time trusted immunity-boosting foods. Citizens have learned and enjoyed local spices and homemade foods. Pandemic has not only created more chefs but also brought in the knowledge and realization for quality over glamour.

Local & fresh food is no more a healthy option but a compulsion.

As citizens were forced to stay at home the focus turned to homemade food. There was a shock for some and a pleasant surprise for many when the "nani-dadi recepies" took the stance and ruled the roost. The rediscovered wisdom will continue the trend in 2021.