David Schwen takes the idea of color matching using Pantone paint samples and translates it into food pairings.
The ultimate classic food combos, such as peanut butter and jelly, milk and cookies, ham and cheese, salt and pepper, are just some of the basic ingredients that always seem to go hand in hand. Of course, these foods are focused on what is considered to be the typical North American diet, and may not apply to other countries in the world.
Just like artists learn about the color wheel when figuring out which colors compliment each other in order to create an interesting visual impact, beginner cooks can use these food pairings as a guide for easy and simple meal suggestions.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Color Pairing in Food
- The trend towards utilizing color pairings in food products to create visually appealing meal suggestions.
- Edible Color Swatches
- The trend towards utilizing edible color swatches to make food pairings.
- Visual Food Guides
- The trend towards visually appealing food guides to make meal suggestions.
Where This Applies
- Food Industry
- There is an opportunity for the food industry to create and market visually appealing meal kits and recipes based on color pairings.
- Cookware Industry
- The increase in beginner cooks who want to make visually appealing food has opened up opportunities for the cookware industry to create visually interesting cooking and plating tools.
- Art and Design Industry
- The trend towards utilizing color in food has opened up opportunities for artists and designers to create visually appealing food photography and packaging.
