Each year, new food trends—often influenced by social media (particularly TikTok)—come and go. In 2024, we saw an explosion of content surrounding niche foods like cucumber or raw carrot salads, Tanghulu (a popular Chinese snack composed of candied fruit on a stick), Swedish and freeze-dried candy and different ways to use cottage cheese. As we enter 2025, the next wave of food trends is on the horizon, often building off the broad ideas (like preferences for international flavors and high-protein foods) that inspired the latest viral food videos and trends of the past year... So, what could be in store for the next 12 months? Let’s dig in!