College Food Trends 2010

GAITHERSBURG, Md.College students are hungry for locally-sourced food that provides comfort with a twist as well as regional and global comfort foods, according to experts at Sodexo, a foodservice provider to 600 campuses in the United States.

According to Sodexo's culinary team and customer insight experts, the top college food trends in 2010 include apricot-glazed turkey; meatloaf with frizzle-fried onions; Vietnamese Pho (rice noodle soup); vegetarian lentil Shepherd's pie; chicken adobo (Mexican stew with chilies); stuffed pork chops; vegetarian jambalaya; lemon-herbed baked Tilapia; rotisserie chicken; and home-style pot roast.

Another interesting trend reveals students who attend college out of state love to explore regional fare in their new home away from home. The top college campus favorites by region include red beans and rice in the South Central region; home-style roast beef in the Midwest; classic carved turkey in the Northwest; chicken pot pie in the Mid-Atlantic; New England clam chowder in the Northeast; traditional meatloaf in the Southeast; and fish tacos in the Southwest.