Food choices are not only influenced by personal tastes, dietary needs, and cultural differences; they also differ between generations.
Gen-Yers, or millennials, are those born between 1981 and 1996. As a group with better spending power, they tend to be willing to pay a premium price for higher-quality products and plant-based foods. Certain food trends and TikTok recipes that millennials go gaga over just cause a shrug or even an eye-roll with older generations.
Baby boomers are those who were born in the two decades following World War II. Because of their age now, health concerns play an important role in their choice of food.
Curious Gen-Zers—those born in the years 1997-2012, following millennials—are open to new experiences and don't like staying still. Their taste preferences can overlap with their predecessors as they show a penchant for eating healthy food, although they're also more likely to turn to less good-for-you dishes.
To find out if your taste in food matches your generation, take this quiz, pick some foods, and we'll try to figure it out!
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Believe It or Not, Everyone's Food Choices Are So Telli… Quiz Questions
Pick a burger!
Whopper
Cheesebomb burger
Shrimp burger
Ramen burger
Plant-based
Big Mac
None of these
Whiskey sauce burger
Pick a Chinese dish!
Yangchow fried rice
Shrimp dumplings
Peking duck
Sweet and sour pork
Spring rolls
None of these
Pick a movie snack!
Potato chips
None of these
Popcorn
Hot dog
Candy bars
Nachos
Pick a Mexican dish!
Tamales
Tacos
Quesadillas
None of these
Enchiladas
Huevos rancheros (ranch eggs)
Pick a cheesy dish!
Poutine
Four cheese pizza
Cheese souffle
Cheesesteak sandwich
None of these
Parmesan crisps
Pick a Mediterranean dish!
Falafel
Fattoush
Steamed mussels
None of these
Kebab
Seafood paella
Pick an Italian dish!
Truffle risotto
Pizza Margherita
None of these
Bruschetta
Spaghetti carbonara
Arancini
Eggplant parmigiana
Beef lasagna
Pick a comfort food!
Chicken noodle soup
Mac and cheese
None of these
PB&J
Tomato soup
Pizza
Pick an Indian dish!
Chicken tikka masala
Palak paneer
Samosa
Butter chicken
Gulab jamun
None of these
Pick a type of toast!
Unicorn toast
Avocado toast
Cheese toastie
Cinnamon toast
Chocolate sprinkles
None of these
Pick a Thai dish!
None of these
Basil chicken
Mango sticky rice
Green curry
Pad thai
Green papaya salad
Pick a Greek dish!
Fried calamari
Loukoumades (honey donuts)
None of these
Moussaka
Greek salad
Gyros
Pick a vegan dish!
Crispy tofu bowl
Cauliflower pizza
None of these
Zucchini noodles in tomato sauce
Veggie pasta
Vegan burger
Pick a French dish!
Coq au vin
Souffle
Escargot
None of these
Ratatouille
Duck confit
French onion soup
Salade Niçoise
Pick a fried dessert!
Churros
Fried ice cream
Beignets
None of these
Deep-fried Twinkies
Doughnuts
2 Comments
Boomer Correct Baby Boomer 1960
So wrong