The savory-sweet combination of salt and caramel is hard to resist, and it’s easy to understand why it has grown in popularity as everything from an ice cream flavor or a luscious sauce to an addition to drinks such as lattes. ...

The latest dairy-free darling of coffee shops, oat milk is outpacing all other alternative milk varieties on restaurant menus. Created through a simple process of blending and then straining oats and water, oat milk has a thick, creamy texture...

A Midwestern staple and a key component of poutine, cheese curds are a squeaky treat when served on their own, but they’re also often battered and fried...

Joining the ranks of trending queso fresco and cotija, Oaxaca cheese is another Mexican cheese variety taking off on restaurant menus...

A carnival classic, cotton candy combines nostalgia and whimsy with playful colors and a familiar airy texture of spun sugar. While cotton candy may be found packaged on retail shelves, restaurant operators are using this sweet treat in more...

Snickerdoodle is a type of butter cookie characterized by its cinnamon flavor profile. A popular cookie, snickerdoodle has also made the crossover to being its own flavor, with some operators creating snickerdoodle-inspired ice cream treats and...

Mascarpone is a creamy, light, and spreadable Italian cheese. It has a mild, slightly sweet flavor and is used in a wide array of dishes. It’s most frequently whipped and served as part of a dessert — the classic being tiramisu — but it also is...

Lemon curd is a type of spread or filling typically made of lemon juice, egg yolks, sugar, and lemon zest. It has a bright and tart flavor and is used commonly in dessert and breakfast bakery applications...

Guava is a fruit that grows on a tree native to tropical and subtropic regions. It typically has a green skin and a center that shifts from off-white to deep pink, depending on its breed and ripeness...

Brown butter is made by cooking butter at a medium temperature until its white milk solids take on a brown hue. The resulting flavor is complex, rich, and slightly nutty. In French it’s called beurre noisette; “noisette” means both “brown” and ...