Going Nuts for Pistachios

About this episode

This episode explores the rising popularity of pistachios and the implications of food trends going viral.

Suddenly, it feels like pistachios are everywhere. From Dubai chocolate to pistachio lattes, croissants, nut butters and more … For two years now, pistachio has appeared on several lists of upcoming food trends. On this episode, we hunt for the origins of a trend and try to tease out the implications of a food going viral.

Topics covered

• food trends
• pistachios
• culinary innovations
• viral food
• nut products

Keywords

• pistachios
• food trends
• Dubai chocolate
• pistachio lattes
• nut butters

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FoodPrint.org

Products: pistachios

Places: Dubai

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