As the pandemic has continued to limit out-of-home activities, the kitchen has become a hub of adventure. From taking a playful attitude towards store cupboard ingredients to embracing offbeat flavours, people are using their taste buds to travel the world and satisfy their hunger for novel experiences.

During the pandemic, people are turning to food for comfort and stress relief. We’re seeing a return to nostalgic favorites and also food as a medium for experience and discovery. So what does that mean for flavor?

Through Kitchens Without Borders, food delivery service DoorDash is helping immigrants and refugees based in California put their restaurants on the map. By telling their unique stories through video, it’s also giving convenience-focused diners a way to connect with food beyond taste.

The standard American diet is notoriously rich in artificially added sugars and flavors. Accustomed to these tastes, many have lost a sense of what natural flavours taste like. Siggi, known for its Icelandic yogurt products, is out to address this problem by helping people retrain their taste buds