Mashups involve combining two or more dishes — sometimes a mixture of sweet and savory or a fusion of cuisines.
They can provide a twist on a classic and sometimes generate social media buzz.
And they've been appearing more and more frequently on restaurant menus.
Birria — a Mexican beef stew — has been served in the form of quesadillas, poutine, pasta, tacos, and ramen, including at sit-down restaurants as well as at taco chain Del Taco.
In a report from November, the National Restaurant Association called birria a "social media darling" and said diners should expect to see it on menus in creative applications.
Persons:
they're smartly, Nancy Kruse, they've, —, IHOP, Think, Mashups, Lizzy Freier
Organizations:
taco, National Restaurant Association
Locations:
Mexican