Top flavor pairings for 2007

by Jonathan M. Forester, Posted Jan 5th 2007 @ 6:28PM

Over the past seven years since 2000, McCormick, the spice people, have been releasing their "Flavor Forecasts" each January on what they think will be the new, hot, and trendy flavors over the next 12 months. This year the list is a lot more interesting than in the past, and shows multi-cultural leanings and blends of salt and sweet. The list was made up by their food researchers, trend experts, chefs, home economists, food technologists, and sensory analysts; as well as outside Universities, chefs, cookbook authors and food celebrities.

Many of the pairs do sound pretty good and some are ones I have been using for awhile like maple/wasabi which I use in a shrimp cocktail sauce and cumin/apricot which I use in a pork glaze. I also went back to research some of their previous lists and they were pretty interesting as well, so I included the ones back to 2004.

McCormick's Flavor Forecast 2007 top ten flavor pairings are:

Clove and Green Apple
Thyme and Tangerine
Tellicherry Black Pepper and Berry
Sea Salt and Smoked Tea
Lavender and Honey
Crystallized Ginger and Salted Pistachio
Cumin and Apricot
Toasted Mustard and Fennel Seeds
Wasabi and Maple
Caramelized Garlic and Riesling Vinegar

McCormick's Flavor Forecast for 2006

Anise
Caraway
Chai (usually a blend of spices including cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and white pepper)
Marjoram
Paprika
Saffron
Sesame
Pomegranate

McCormick's Flavor Forecast for 2005

Allspice
Annatto
Cardamom
Cinnamon
Curry
Ginger
Mint
Pickling Spice
Sage
Vanilla

McCormick's Flavor Forecast for 2004

Bay leaf
Chile peppers
Cinnamon
Coriander/cilantro
Lemon grass
Mustard
Pepper
Sea salt
Sesame
Turmeric
Vanilla
Wasabi

McCormick's Flavor Forecast for flavor combinations 2004

Lime, cilantro, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, and sesame oil
Black pepper, cinnamon, clove, and dried red chile peppers
Sugar cane syrup and chile peppers
Plum, ginger, mango and habanero peppers
Fish sauce, lime juice, Serrano chile peppers and honey

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Filed Under: Trends, Lists, Ingredients
Tags: america, Flavor Forecasts, McCormick, spices

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Reader comments (Page 1 of 1)

1-05-2007 @11:32PM Camille Bauman said... Oh my, I had to intermingle my brain with my tastebuds to visualize how these flavor combinations would actually taste. They all sound pretty good to me. There is no end to all the tantalizing temptations of food.
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