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As the summer starts to fade we reminisce on some of the food and drink trends that became Instagram hits in 2016, and take a look through rose tinted glasses at the good, the not so good and the forgettable. From coffee in a cone to sushi donuts, we'll let you be the judge, was it just summer madness or are they here to stay? ...
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12 Food and Drink Instagram Summer Trends
First up is sushi, which had it's moments of re-invention and artistic interpretation in the summer sun.
1. Mosaic Sushi got instagrammers excited across Japan and made lunchtime a veritable feast for the eyes. Perfectly jigsawed together with appealing shapes and colours turned out sushi was the ideal building block of a perfectly packed lunch.
A photo posted by Lotus.AA (@lotus.aa) on Aug 24, 2016 at 10:01pm PDT
2. Still on a theme, Sushi Donuts swept across instagram re-inventing sushi rice into rings with selected toppings.
Sushi Donut Dreamin' ? #vegantA photo posted by SAM (@sobeautifullyraw) on Jun 9, 2016 at 1:57am PDT
3. Still talking donuts, they became the must have Wedding cake artistically attached artistically to the 'donut wall' ... "I do".
A photo posted by The George in Rye - Weddings (@georgeweddings) on Jun 14, 2016 at 1:46pm PDT
4. Whilst avocados got a bad press for deforestation, on instagram they came up smelling of roses, with the pristine looking Avocado Rose.
A photo posted by Amy Ritchie, NNCP (@nutritionbyamy) on Sep 3, 2016 at 3:19pm PDT
5. Those on a carb free diet were happy to hear that burger buns had been replaced with avocado Burger Buns. Slightly messier, but oh so instagrammable.
A photo posted by F O O D D E C O (@fooddeco) on Jul 28, 2016 at 7:28am PDT
6. Croissants were stuffed and got an upgrade that went from red velvet to black truffle.
A photo posted by Textbook (@textbookpatisserie) on Aug 16, 2016 at 4:48pm PDT
7. Coffee lovers had to drink their cup of joe against the clock in the hazardous 'coffee in a cone craze.'
A photo posted by The Grind Coffee Company (@thegrindza) on May 14, 2016 at 11:14pm PDT
8. Blue Monday was made all the more poignant with Blue Smurf Lattes becoming the 'it' vegan drink.
A photo posted by M A T C H A // M Y L K B A R (@matcha_mylkbar) on Aug 14, 2016 at 3:54pm PDT
9. For those finding summer too hot to handle help was at hand with rosé turned into an alcoholic slushie.
A photo posted by PUT THIS [FOOD] IN YOUR MOUTH. (@putthisinyourmouth) on Aug 5, 2016 at 7:54am PDT
10. The Raindrop/Water cake promised us a low calorie dessert experience. For many it led to an unsatisfying yet snappable dessert.
Come try the newest Raindrop Cake addition #raindropcake #smorgasburg
A photo posted by Darren Wong (@raindropcake) on Jul 20, 2016 at 11:09am PDT
11. Instagram went through the colours of the rainbow when it came to coffee, bagels, toasties and even sushi was multicolour.
A photo posted by Emily Coumbis (@em321) on Aug 20, 2016 at 8:01pm PDT
12. Gold coated ice-cream was the gelato bling that arrived in Japan.
A video posted by 林芊吟 (@vicky84101) on Jan 27, 2016 at 11:02pm PST
