Food Fads

     People like to talk about "Fast Fashion," in regards to clothing and accessories, but has anyone thought about it in relation to food?  Think about how many food fads there are: avocado, quinoa, coconut oil, fruit-infused water, etc.  Have you ever noticed that restaurants with the same price range and "target audience" all tend to copy each other?  That's not a coincidence.
     People who are 30 probably cook and eat differently than people who are 50-60; and those who are 60+?  Apparently, there's such thing as "old people food."  Why is this?  Why can't it just be...... I don't know..... food?  I had some horseradish the other day at work, and I realized that I couldn't remember the last time I had eaten horseradish, or seen anyone else eat it, either.  People have been eating that stuff for hundreds of years, and they were on to something: it's really good with meat.  Why do we never eat it?  Why does our superficiality and need to be hip and trendy have to extend to the very foods we do or don't eat?  I'm definitely a fan of trying out a new recipe, but there's no reason we can't also appreciate things that are tried and true: like horseradish and mustard.