In general, when literature or films approach the food subject under the prism of science fiction, meals take the form of capsules not really appetizing, if not at best powder to reconstruct. In “Star Trek” for example, rescue rations are very nutritious tablets that we easily store in the vessels. In “Matrix”, it is a gray porridge full of protein, “everything that the body needs”, as the character of Dozer says. And in “The Expanse”, the colonists of space eat cultivated proteins, like algae, insects Here … This reminds us of the new cultures that we are precisely exploring to put our plate in line with environmental issues.
Moreover, the French have already started the change: 20% have integrated plant milks into their diet, 14% eat fermented products such as kefir or miso, and quinoa has become a basic ingredient for 26% of consumers, according to a rich hellofresh study carried out by OpinionWay*.
In the land of gastronomy, one might think that gourmets would be against innovation when putting themselves at the table, and in reality not at all. 35% say they are ready to test foods from innovative crops, even if almost as many consumers (34%) are still worried about the quality of what we will eat by 2050. Also, 62% are willing to taste new foods deemed to be rare, or even consume the parts of a habit, like the tops and the stems. And once again, this open -mindedness does not prevent 39% of people questioned from fear of the loss of culinary traditions.
It must be recognized that the scenarios on the big screen or in the books have well watered the spectrum of an unappetizing diet. 29% imagine that the future of gastronomy is many meal pills. However (and perhaps against all odds), the French are not against all the futuristic forms that food can have. Thus, almost three -quarters (71%) want artificial intelligence to put its grain of salt to improve our meals. We are talking about planning tailor -made meals, ordering very precise ingredients, or the restaurateur side to manage stocks.
*Study produced by Opinion Way for HelloFresh in April 2025 with 1,055 people representative of the French population aged 18 and over