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Welcome to the World of Pinole, aka pinol or pinolillo, the ancient grain from the Aztec era that is experiencing a resurgence in the food industry today. Made from a blend of purple corn maize (the predecessor to modern corn) and raw cacao, the ingredients are slow roasted together and then ground to form a powder (in yesteryear, they were hand-ground by stone).
Teff, a tiny grain with a lengthy history, is trending huge in the 2019 food industry. Popularly used in traditional Ethiopian cooking for thousands of years and still a staple of African cuisine today, teff’s spot in the modern limelight follows the trajectory of the other ancient grains we have been following in our ongoing “Trending Seeds and Grains” series.
If you are looking for information about the hottest food trends for 2019, as well as the full scoop on quinoa and how adding quinoa recipes to your menu will boost your biz, you have come to the right place. Whether you manage a restaurant, catering service, or food truck, trend-watching is an essential element in keeping your customers interested, and industry reports indicate that demand for ancient grains is up over 11%.