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After years where the emphasis was on uniformity tasteless, food companies are sighted in recognizing a hunger to consume the personality, adventure and excitement. We examine this new spirit of individuality, and how the recession has caused an interest in nostalgia, with brands launch product lines with a difference.

It all started with the growth in popularity of organic products: as organic and specialty food moves more into the mainstream, niche in the accepted norm. Consumers are getting excited by specialty food again, and care more about what they eat and drink. They want products that have character and reflect where they are grown and produced. Even in this difficult economic climate we are witnessing a radical change. There is a certain type of consumer who moves away from mass production, always offer consistent and ultimately boring - Return to interesting, quality products from small producers, where every bite tells a story about how, where and when they were grown. But what happens on the high street may appear to contradict those assertions. For example, despite the thousands of different varieties of fruits and vegetables, the choice in supermarkets is often limited to only a few varieties. The major chains focus on profitability, the clean look uniform, yield and shelf life. Similarly, many of our traditional breeds of cattle, pigs and sheep, each with their own distinctive flavor, were endangered as the meat industry is turning to lighter, bigger, faster that animals respond to increasing demand from supermarkets for cheap, tasteless meat.

The reaction against the blandness: However, there are signs the tide is turning. Contrary to the idea that consumers want perfection and consistency, there was a surge in popularity of special schemes for vegetable box (more than 400,000 boxes of produce sometimes distorted and muddy are delivered in the United Kingdom each week) and farmers' markets (there are now over 550 in the United Kingdom). Similarly there is a growing number of online businesses selling traditional breeds of meat and is also being snapped up by major culinary trendsetters - leaders. You've probably noticed the menus specifying Gloucester Old Spot "," Middle White ',' Aberdeen Angus "or" Longhorn "rather than" pork "and" beef ". Even supermarkets are beginning to realize the importance of provenance and variety of specialty foods: witness packs of pork chops on photographs of the farm from which they arise, the launch of "fine" will boast the pedigree of ingredients involved, or sections of cheese with an impressive selection of farmhouse cheeses from around the country. This could be considered an extension of a trend that began with the wine. Although the 1970 British wine drinkers were mostly content to choose between Blue Nun, bull's blood and Mateus Rose, by forward-thinking companies such as Oddbins 1980s had opened his eyes on New World Wines me has speaks varietals, regions, and the Grand Cru terroir. Similarly, a generation raised on Nescafed and Dairy Milk, is now invited to enjoy the subtle nuances between varieties of beans and country of origin. While the noughties "fixation cupcakes saw an avalanche of small businesses producing specialty food delightfully quirky, handmade cakes using the same ingredients that you want to use at home.

Of fixed wheel bikes for the Fiat 500: The change in the national consciousness goes beyond specialty foods. At a time when cars are largely identical boxes, free personality, by rehashing a time when cars had personality Realignment of the BMW Mini Cooper and Fiat 500 have become cult objects of desire. Similarly, the fixed wheel bikes - basic, stripped-back cycles popular with couriers - proving a hit with cyclists who want to feel more connected to the bike and be more aware of the road. Not to mention the culture.