Updated Jan 01, 2021 | 14:58 IST
With lockdown in place and nowhere to go, many turned quarantine chefs this pandemic. Food experiments took the internet by storm. Take a look at the foods internet obsessed over in 2020. With lockdown in place and nowhere to go, many turned quarantine chefs this pandemic
Key Highlights
Biryani continued to rule our hearts
Comfort foods got a new avatar
In 2020, even though we were confined, our palates weren t. In fact, they craved good food all the more dragging us to the hob or to order online. Many turned teach yourself chefs, finding refuge in how to cook videos available online. Innovation was the order of the day with people indulging in variants of culinary styles, dishing up interesting and out of the box recipes.
The drink that launched a 1000 pandemic food trends Image Credit: Pixabay
If pandemic food trends were a solar system, the Dalgona Coffee holds pride of place as its Big Bang – the explosive fad that started it all.
This foamy whipped coffee’s viral spread on TikTok and Instagram in mid-March is no surprise – more than half the world had gone into lockdown cutting us off daily pit stops at big-chain coffeehouses. Along came this insanely simple three-ingredient coffee popularised by South Korean YouTubers (and named after a Korean toffee) that allowed us to play baristas in the comfort of our homes. Just a fork, a lot of patience and (freakish) upper body strength for vigorous whisking et voila – equal parts of sugar, humble instant coffee and hot water transformed into frothy cup of joe that was the envy of espresso machines.
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How did you cope with the lockdown?
I think I came out of it feeling like I should have taken more time off. People reinvented themselves so quickly, and I am always amazed at how quickly they do that. I went with the flow. Before I knew it, I was doing online dubs for A Suitable Boy, shooting Banana Bread from home, doing online promotions for Lootcase and an audio project for Audible.
Do you feel satisfied with your work this year?
Very satisfied with the quality, variety, regularity of work and the wonderful people I had a chance to collaborate with. Mirzapur 2 and A Suitable Boy released on the same day this year, and I couldn’t have asked for more. Two completely different genres, on two different platforms and an opportunity for me to be two completely different and interesting women – Beena and Savita. Also, Delhi Crime won the International Emmy for the Best Drama series. It is a show very close to my heart, and I feel so honoured.