# Unusual Food-Finding Blogs Elsa Lang's 'Chow Scout' Picks Out the Weirdest Amazon Food Items By Alyson Wyers | Published 2013-11-12 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amazon-food References: [designtaxi](http://designtaxi.com/news/362039/Quirky-Food-Blog-Features-The-Fun-Delicious-Food-Found-On-Amazon/) & [chowscout.tumblr](http://chowscout.tumblr.com) Elsa Lang's quirky blog 'Chow Scout' showcases the unusual [Amazon](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/serenity-kids-world-explorer) food items available for purchase online. The new blog combines the best two things: food and the internet. Lang wanted to turn her time spent on the internet into a positive, by letting her readers know about the hidden gems they might overlook while browsing the enormous amount Amazon has to offer in the grocery and gourmet food department. The Amazon food items the blogger has highlighted thus far include Japanese mayonnaise, hot sauce from Portland, milk candy wrapped in edible paper made out of rice and pineapple shortcake among other finds. This blog is great to follow if you are a foodie and enjoy being adventurous with your food choices. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.9/10 - Popularity: 37% | Activity: 42% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Unusual Food Items:** Opportunity for retailers to curate and promote unique and exotic food products to cater to adventurous foodies. - **Online Food Shopping:** Disruptive innovation in online grocery shopping, where consumers can discover and purchase specialty food items from around the world. - **Online Food Blogging:** Opportunity for bloggers and influencers to create content highlighting unusual and interesting food items available for purchase online. ### Who This Affects Most - **Retail:** Retailers can leverage the trend of unusual food items to attract customers and differentiate their offerings. - **E-commerce:** The e-commerce industry can tap into the opportunity of online food shopping to expand their product offerings and provide a unique shopping experience. - **Food and Beverage:** Food bloggers and influencers can explore the trend of online food blogging to share their discoveries and build a loyal community of adventurous food lovers. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [International Snack Marketplaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/orderexoticsnackscom.md) - [Bean-Filled Chocolate Eggs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uksnackattack.md) - [Film-Themed Cookbooks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/scrounging-cookbook.md) - [Chef-Inspired Seafood Snacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/seafood-snack.md) - [Unconventional Ice Creams](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-ice-cream-project.md) - [Roasted Chili Jams](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nam-prik-pao.md) - [Experimental Soup Varieties](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crosse-blackwell.md) - [Curated Book Directories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bizarre-bookshelf.md) - [Austria-Inspired Snack Boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/universal-yums.md)