Guacamole spiked with extra cilantro. Peanuts coated with wasabi and ginger. Oatmeal cookies peppered with ancho chilies.
The products that stood out at the annual Fancy Food Show in Manhattan this summer were the ones with zing.
The annual exhibition showcases newly developed products that might make your supermarket shelves or restaurant menus in the future.
In response to Americans' newfound admiration for bold tastes, the flavors of ancho, chipotle and habanero have invaded the most common products, including cheese, cookies and chocolate. Other zesty flavors -- most notably lime and passion fruit -- are also turning up in surprising combinations, as in a dusting powder on popcorn and in a marriage with coconut water.
Zico Passionfruit Orange Peel Coconut Water. This new company based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is launching three flavors of coconut water in the fall: plain, mango and this one.
The clean coconut-water taste is amped up with passion fruit, which blends beautifully with orange zest. The product is also a hit as a drink mixer. www.drinkzico.com.
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