A staple in many millennials’ diets, the avocado has become one of the most popular brunch foods of the moment - but that could all be about to change.
In the thick of the food industry, TV chef Nigella Lawson makes it her business to know what’s coming next and it seems that the green fruit might have finally had its day.
Instead, she insists that a new, obscure food could soon be taking over our Insta feeds: Pandan.
A sweet, pungent, east Asian leaf which is likened to vanilla, Lawson believes that Pandan looks set to swarm kitchens all over Britain and is already gaining traction in the States, The Times reports.
“I think it’s going to be the new matcha,” she said, referring to the cult ingredient that’s been served in everything from lattes and tea to brownies.
“I may be wrong, but we seem to be interested in that. It’s not in Waitrose. I don’t know where it is in this country yet. But I notice more and more people in America baking with pandan essence. Which comes from that leaf.”
Otherwise known as screw pine, Pandan is a herbaceous plant that grows in southeast Asia and is often used to flavour desserts and drinks.
Pandan is already used to flavour desserts and cakes Getty Images iStockphoto
In some instances, it’s also ground into a paste and used in savoury dishes to flavour rice or wrap up food.
Given that sales of avocado once rose by 30 percent after she was featured on TV smashing one on toast, this endorsement could see foodies everywhere making a mad dash for the plant.