The past year saw food trends that notably found their way into everybody’s kitchen.

While we all have our favorites, Filipinos definitely succumbed to these culinary wonders as people have become adventurous when it comes to their food.

Here are some culinary trends that defined 2024. Are these hits or misses for you?

TikTok influence

Social media app TikTok continues to wield strong influence with its viral food trends. Take, for example tanghulu, a popular northern China sweet snack. Tutorials on how to make these sugar-coated fruits have amassed more than 27 million views on TikTok.

Another one that went viral are the chocolate muffins that were served at the Paris Olympics. Norwegian swimmer Henrik Christiansen posted about them from Paris and the Internet went crazy.

There’s also the Cucumber Salad, Sleepy Girl Mocktail and Dense Bean Salad that went viral on TikTok.

Viral Champorado Dome

Bistro by Le Blanc’s version of champorado were all over our social media feeds. The trending Triple Chocolate Champorado, as described on the restaurant’s menu, is a “rice porridge with powdered milk, covered with a semi-sweet milk chocolate dome, and poured with evaporated milk.” A hot milk being poured over melts the chocolate mount.

What makes it so appealing are the ingredients used: cocoa, a mix of dark and semi-sweet chocolate, and Risa Chocolates (70-percent South Cotobato Chocolate Bar).