Grandparents Predict The Food Trends Of 2016

"Has soup been the hot food yet?"

Ali from Food52 shares the food trends that she learned from the brightest geezers out there:

Forget all the lists of 2015 food trend predictions written by food professionals. Our grandparents might be a little fuzzy on the definition of "food trend," but they've actually weathered quite a few.

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They knew a time when gluten was good. Jello salad, too.

1. Homemade cat food.

Because, like, been there with dog treats, right?

2. Booze in everything—"like minestrone."

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We say: That's what a Not Recipe is for.

3. Pasta sandwiches.

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While 2015 was the year of the pasta pie, our grandparents are on to something else: "A pasta with a cheese layer and then another pasta. It's a pasta sandwich. You bake the pasta with the cheese, then you fry it, and then you make the sandwich." (We know what's up, Eater.)

4. Mushrooms as "super food, like chia."

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No, not those mushrooms. We asked.

5. "Exotic foods (ones that require a lot of shipping and water and resources) will become un-PC and discouraged."

"Like almonds."

6. Personal Garden to Table

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Two grandparents agreed. We think they may be on to something here.

7. Pineapple?

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Maybe Grandma's taken her piña colada binge a little too far.

8. Layered cakes.

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Did they ever really go away though, grandma? Get the recipe for this chocolate ombre cake here.

Ali Slagle contributed to this post. For more, visit Food52.