Beet yogurt, seaweed and the top 5 food trends from the Summer Fancy Food Show

Food scientists might find that some of these flavors and ingredients work well in milk-based foods and beverages.

Cookie butters are the latest innovation in sweet spreads to use on desserts, toast, or to eat right out of the jar.Examples from Fancy Food Show exhibitors include Dave’s Gourmet's Oatmeal Cookie Butter; Gooey on the Inside's Fluffernana Cookie Butter; and Amoretti's Graham Cracker Natural Cookie Spread (pictured).

Booze is the buzzword in ingredients, with bourbon in particular showing up in snacks, treats, and seasonings.Examples from the Summer Fancy Food show include Brown Sugar Bourbon & Pecan Ice Cream from Batch (shown); Brooklyn Brine Co.'s Spicy Maple Bourbon Pickle; and Bourbon Barrel Foods' Bourbon Smoked Sugar.

Modern Matcha is a food trend identified at the Summer Fancy Food Show. This age-old finely milled green tea is experiencing a resurgence, with leading tea companies introducing new versions. Examples are from The Republic of Tea, Teapigs and Ito En (shown is its Matcha Love ready-to-drink tea).

Smoked foods have moved beyond the meat category into confections, chocolates, and pickled vegetables. Examples found at the Summer Fancy Food Show include Quin's Smoked Cola Gum Drops (pictured), Rick’s Picks' Smokra and Hot Cakes Molten Chocolate Cakery's Smoked Chocolate Chips.

Jerky is enjoying a makeover from yesterday’s processed sticks to premium meats, poultry, and seafood seasoned with innovative flavorings, according to the trendspotters at the Summer Fancy Food Show. Examples include Crushed Chilies No. 19 Turkey Jerky from Field Trip Jerky (shown), Bronx Brewery Pale Ale Jerky from SlantShack Jerky and wild salmon jerky from Ocean Beauty Seafoods.

Peanut butter, protein-packed jerky and smoke in unexpected places are the next “big things” in food, according to a panel of trendspotters at the Summer Fancy Food Show held June 29 to July in New York.

Food scientists working at dairies and related companies might find that some of these flavors and ingredients work well in milk-based foods and beverages.

The Jacob Javits Convention Center was filled with the latest chocolates, cheeses, charcuterie and snack foods from 2,730 specialty food companies representing 49 countries.

Here are the top five trends identified by the trendspotters, along with examples from exhibitors.

Summer Fancy Food Show trend 1. Spread the Cookie Love

Dave's Gourmet -- Oatmeal Cookie Butter
Gooey on the Inside -- Fluffernana Cookie Butter
Amoretti -- Graham Cracker Natural Cookie Spread

Summer Fancy Food Show trend 2. Smoked Signals

Quin Smoked Cola Gum Drops
Rick's Picks – Smokra
Hot Cakes Molten Chocolate Cakery – Smoked Chocolate Chips

Summer Fancy Food Show trend 3. Bourbon Boosted

Batch – Brown Sugar Bourbon & Pecan Ice Cream
Brooklyn Brine Co. – Spicy Maple Bourbon Pickle
Bourbon Barrel Foods – Bourbon Smoked Sugar

Summer Fancy Food Show trend 4. Chew on This

SlantShack Jerky – Bronx Brewery Pale Ale Jerky
Ocean Beauty Seafoods – Wild Salmon Jerky
Field Trip Jerky – Crushed Chilies No. 19 Turkey Jerky

Summer Fancy Food Show trend 5. Modern Matcha

The Republic of Tea – Matchia
Teapigs – Organic Matcha
Ito En – Matcha Love ready-to-drink tea

Other trends spotted include modern mayonnaise, even more twists on popcorn, new takes on yogurt (such as beet and sheep's milk) and a next wave of seaweed snacks. Trends from past Fancy Food Shows with staying power include coconut, sriracha, ancient grains, healthier snack chips and innovation in gluten-free items.

The trendspotters are magazine editors, newspaper reporfters and other food journalists. The Specialty Food Association consists of food artisans, importers and entrepreneurs.