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Leading trends in appetizers on restaurant menus in the United States in 2016

The data displays the leading trends in appetizers on restaurant menus in the U.S. as forecasted by professional chefs for 2016. During the survey, 59% of the respondents stated that house-cured meats/charcuterie was a "hot trend" for restaurant menus in 2016.

Fresh/house-made sausage	67
House-cured meats/charcuterie	59
Vegetarian appetizers	59
Ethnic/street food-inspired appetizers (e.g. tempura, taquitos, kabobs)	53
Seafood charcuterie	52
Amuse-bouche/bite-size hors d'oeuvre	51
Ethnic dips (e.g. hummus, tabbouleh, baba ganoush, tzatziki)	41
Poke/ceviche	33
Bone marrow	32
Jerky (e.g. beef, fish, turkey, boar, bison)	32
Flatbread appetizers	30
Oysters	25
Sliders/mini-burgers	24

Leading trends in appetizers on restaurant menus in the United States in 2016

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