John Myers
According to the motto “make one out of two”, hybrid food creates new dishes. It all started with the cronut, a cross between a croissant and a donut. There are now numerous delicious creations that enrich and inspire our menu.
Tasty combination: hybrid food
The cronuts, invented by a bakery in New York, laid the foundation for a global food trend. The idea of combining well-known and popular dishes was very well received. The dilemma of having to choose between two favorite dishes was finally solved. Fans of the fluffy, soft consistency of croissants and bun-like bagels will find happiness in a pastry with a Cragel. The bruffin also remains true to French-American cuisine: a cross between a brioche and a muffin. And finally there is the cruffin with blackberry frosting, which combines a croissant and a muffin.
Contrasting tastes harmoniously combined
The typical particles for breakfast or an afternoon snack are just one form of hybrid food, albeit the most well-known. As a cooking direction, the trend goes one step further and, like fusion food, combines the most diverse kitchen cultures. Tasty results are, for example, the Asian-Mexican sushirrito, which combines sushi and burrito, or the ramen burger, whose bun consists of Japanese noodles. You can experiment as you like with hybrid food, and creations with opposite flavors such as sweet and salty are also allowed. This way of thinking is not entirely new: creative cuisine has always had an effect when it comes to using leftovers and has brought about the oven slipper, for example, which combines old bread with fruit and dairy products in a sweet casserole.
Mix, experiment, enjoy
So there is nothing wrong with creating your own hybrid food. Top your pizza with something sweet, work vegetables into the muffin batter or eat your pasta with cinnamon sugar – the proof of the pudding is in the eating! To put it more pompously, some describe hybrid food as the democratization of the kitchen. So why not bake our potato muffins and bring the evergreen of German cuisine together with American tradition? You can also experiment with drinks and find your own mix of sweet and savory, for example for a smoothie or cocktail.
