Mongolian Hot Pot: ‘The Next Sushi’?

In the summer of 2007, when the New Seven Wonders of the World were announced, World Hum rolled out its own list of wonders: the Seven Wonders of the Shrinking Planet. My favorite pick was the California roll, which represented not only the rise of sushi from obscure “ethnic” cuisine to corner store standard but also, as Jim and Michael wrote, “the many ways that cuisines from every corner of the planet are mixing in new, inventive and surprisingly tasty ways.”

Over at GOOD Magazine, Adam Leith Gollner offers up ten predictions for “the next sushi.” His suggestions include Mongolian hot pot, Korean bibimbap, mangosteens and Singapore street food. It’s an interesting list, but I can’t help but notice how East Asia-centric it is. How about Ethiopian food? Falafel? Or even Tex-Mex—on my last trip to Europe, the Tex-Mex restaurants almost (but not quite) rivaled the Irish pubs.

What do you think? Is hot pot the new sushi? What’s your pick for the California roll of the future?

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