McCormick Launches Sour Seasoning Mix Across Three Bold Variants

Recent food trends highlight creative ways to enhance everyday flavors with bold and unexpected seasonings. McCormick introduced a Sour Seasoning Mix with variants like Tangy Calamansi, Zesty Lime, and Zingy Tamarind, designed to easily add a consistent sour punch to dishes and drinks, inspired by popular Filipino flavors. In beverages, a novel trend involves adding frozen jalapeño slices to white wine, creating a spicy, margarita-like flavor that contrasts with traditional wine tastes. Meanwhile, adding cocoa powder to Texas-style smoked brisket spice rubs enriches the meat’s flavor complexity by balancing sweetness, bitterness, and smokiness, elevating barbecue to gourmet levels. For snacks, ranch seasoning is being used to upgrade homemade Chex mix, offering a savory, tangy enhancement beyond its usual salad dressing role. Lastly, the chile lime seasoning blend Tajín, popular in Mexican cuisine, is gaining attention as a surprising yet traditional complement to vanilla ice cream, providing a tangy, spicy contrast that has inspired similar sweet-spicy combinations in various treats.