Not every food trend has staying power — just ask Redditors. When one Redditor asked which food trends from the past decade are “dead” (as well as which ones have stuck), people had opinions. Lots of opinions. See how many of them you agree are gone for good — and which are still here (and thankfully so).
Cake Pops
While these were everywhere for a while, they’ve found their (much smaller) audience: kids. According to u/platoniclesbiandate, “Cake pops are very much still alive for children. Source: the pleas from the backseat while at the Starbucks drive-thru.
Sriracha
While it seems sriracha is still at a lot of restaurants, it’s faded a bit since the frenzy of a few years ago. u/StolenCamaro reminisced, “I remember when Huy Fong Sriracha was the s***. I believe it was NYT’s ingredient of the year in like 2010. Sriracha mayo became huge in particular. People were buying a lot of Huy Fong merch and it just exploded. That massive boom has ended, but the beautiful sauce remains a permanent addition to cuisines around the world where it hadn’t existed before. Sriracha is here to stay.”
Gluten-Free Everything
While there was a point when everything seemed to be labeled gluten-free (even if it had never had gluten to begin with), eventually people realized that gluten-free was a big deal for those with celiac disease and serious gluten intolerance, but not most others.
As u/PlateLessOrdinary said, “Obviously, dietary needs never go out of style. But there was a time when everything was labeled GF or not. I’m glad that it’s more available to people who need it! It’s just not as widely publicized as it was a decade ago. Same with paleo and these various foods—they are visible but not front and center.”
Frozen Yogurt Shops
While there may be fewer frozen yogurt spots than there were, that doesn’t mean that aren’t missed. As u/TakeThatPlant admits “SoCal’s frozen yogurt habit is alive and well, which is a blessing and a curse.” Truth. But u/elle-be had a very good point: “The number of people I saw sticking their fingers in the dispensers and licking them was enough to give me peace about their demise.” Eww.
Still craving froyo? Find out where to find the best frozen yogurt shops across America.
Bacon Everything
While fast food joints are still slapping bacon on everything, that doesn’t mean there’s still the demand for cured pork there used to be. While some are still devoted to the stuff, u/Uncrowned888 stated simply, “I remember this. Popularized by the Keto diet. Gross.”
Still not over the bacon-everything trend? Neither are we. Here are the most mouthwatering bacon dishes across America.
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Mason Jars
Mason jars may have a low-key farmhouse aesthetic for drinks, but they’re a weird shape to drink from and are better used for their original purposes, such as canning and pickling, to say nothing of how hard those lids can be to clean. As u/RoyDadgumWilliams explains, “Drink in a mason jar because it was actually a leftover jar you’re repurposing, good. Buying mason jar-shaped cups to cosplay as a hipster, not good.”
Related: Costco Dilemma: What the Heck Do You Do With Those Glass Dessert Cups?
Sushi Burritos
u/PlateLessOrdinary posted, “I love a sushi burrito! It’s so hard to find them nowadays.” Explaining they had a food history blog, they noted, “There were a lot of over-the-top dishes and desserts in the 2010s that didn’t stick around. Imho there is the issue of how the rise of social media shaped some of the popular foods in the 2010s. I think a lot of stuff that was purely clickbait didn’t last in popularity.” But man, a sushi burrito doesn’t sound bad right now, clickbait or not.
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Truffle Oil
Remember when truffle oil was a thing? When it was revealed most truffle oil was made with a petroleum base, enthusiasm cooled (not surprisingly). As u/EastCoastGrrl explained, “Truffle oil on everything came about in the 2010-2020 years and needs to go because half the time it’s cheap imitation crap that tastes foul.”
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Cupcakes
Remember when Sprinkles and other cupcake stores spawned a huge trend in tiny, personal cakes (if you haven’t seen a cupcake wedding cake, you’re lucky)? Like most desserts, they aren’t as red hot as they once were. As u/Overhazard sniffed, “Overpriced, bland, dry cupcakes piled high with several inches of sickly-sweet frosting. Good riddance.”
Related: 20 Foods Americans Eat Now That They Never Heard of 20 Years Ago
Pulled Pork
While barbecue has its place, you might not want it on every menu at every meal. But for a while, you could get pulled pork just about everywhere — whether you wanted it or not. Pulled pork on everything everywhere. It was ridiculous. According to u/deetstreet, “Half the time it was just a pork butt in a slow cooker with some overly sweet bbq sauce. Pulled pork fries, pulled pork on your burger, pulled pork nachos, pulled pork mac and cheese, pulled pork eggs benny. Too much.”
