This statistic shows the leading ten trends in ethnic cuisines on restaurant menus in the United States as forecasted by professional chefs for 2015. During the survey, 54 percent of the respondents stated that Peruvian cuisine was a "hot trend" for restaurant menus in 2015.
Leading trends in ethnic cuisines on restaurant menus in the United States in 2015*
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Ethnic fusion cuisine
58%
Authentic ethnic cuisine
56%
Regional ethnic cuisine
54%
Peruvian cuisine
54%
Southeast Asian cuisine (e.g. Thai, Vietnamese, Malaysian)
52%
Korean cuisine
50%
Native American cuisine
49%
Regional American cuisine
45%
Nordic/Scandinavian cuisine
44%
African cuisine
42%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents58%58%56%56%54%54%54%54%52%52%50%50%49%49%45%45%44%44%42%42%Ethnic fusion cuisineAuthentic ethnic cuisineRegional ethnic cuisinePeruvian cuisineSoutheast Asian cuisine (e.g. Thai, Vietnamese, Malaysian)Korean cuisineNative American cuisineRegional American cuisineNordic/Scandinavian cuisineAfrican cuisine
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%55%60%65%
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* Forecast.
The survey was conducted among professional chef members of the American Culinary Federation. The chefs were given a list of 231 items and were asked to rate each item as a "hot trend," "yesterday's news" or "perennial favourite" for restaurant menus in 2015.
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National Restaurant Association. (December 4, 2014). Leading trends in ethnic cuisines on restaurant menus in the United States in 2015* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/293957/leading-trends-in-ethnic-cuisines-on-restaurant-menus-us/
National Restaurant Association. "Leading trends in ethnic cuisines on restaurant menus in the United States in 2015*." Chart. December 4, 2014. Statista. Accessed April 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/293957/leading-trends-in-ethnic-cuisines-on-restaurant-menus-us/
National Restaurant Association. (2014). Leading trends in ethnic cuisines on restaurant menus in the United States in 2015*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/293957/leading-trends-in-ethnic-cuisines-on-restaurant-menus-us/
National Restaurant Association. "Leading Trends in Ethnic Cuisines on Restaurant Menus in The United States in 2015*." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Dec 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/293957/leading-trends-in-ethnic-cuisines-on-restaurant-menus-us/
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