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Greetings blog readers! I’m off on a little vacay with my hubby to celebrate his birthday. While I’m away, I thought you’d enjoy reading a bit about some of the food fads we endured during the last few years. I talked about these things on Canada AM last week but here I can offer more detail. Enjoy! I’ll be back to regular posting next Tuesday.
Using wood smoke to add flavor was popular all decade long but spiked into a wacky fad when NYC and UK lounges started serving tobacco smoke-infused martinis. Offering concoctions such as grapefruit vodka with essence of smoke and tobacco was seen as a way to appease smokers who could no longer light up while they held up the bar.
Ending on a positive note, this practice and our general love of smoky meats and cheeses inspired food product developers to treat other unusual ingredients with smoke, such as salt and pepper.
