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!
Plant-based
Shrimp burger
Whopper
Big Mac
Whiskey sauce burger
None of these
Ramen burger
Cheesebomb burger
Pick a Chinese dish!
None of these
Peking duck
Sweet and sour pork
Shrimp dumplings
Yangchow fried rice
Spring rolls
Pick a movie snack!
Hot dog
Nachos
Candy bars
Potato chips
None of these
Popcorn
Pick a Mexican dish!
Enchiladas
Huevos rancheros (ranch eggs)
None of these
Quesadillas
Tacos
Tamales
Pick a cheesy dish!
Poutine
Cheesesteak sandwich
Parmesan crisps
None of these
Four cheese pizza
Cheese souffle
Pick a Mediterranean dish!
Falafel
Kebab
Fattoush
None of these
Steamed mussels
Seafood paella
Pick an Italian dish!
None of these
Arancini
Pizza Margherita
Truffle risotto
Bruschetta
Beef lasagna
Eggplant parmigiana
Spaghetti carbonara
Pick a comfort food!
Tomato soup
Chicken noodle soup
PB&J
Pizza
None of these
Mac and cheese
Pick an Indian dish!
Samosa
Butter chicken
Palak paneer
Chicken tikka masala
None of these
Gulab jamun
Pick a type of toast!
Chocolate sprinkles
Cheese toastie
Cinnamon toast
Unicorn toast
None of these
Avocado toast
Pick a Thai dish!
None of these
Green papaya salad
Basil chicken
Pad thai
Green curry
Mango sticky rice
Pick a Greek dish!
Gyros
Moussaka
None of these
Greek salad
Fried calamari
Loukoumades (honey donuts)
Pick a vegan dish!
None of these
Veggie pasta
Vegan burger
Zucchini noodles in tomato sauce
Crispy tofu bowl
Cauliflower pizza
Pick a French dish!
Salade Niçoise
Ratatouille
None of these
French onion soup
Escargot
Coq au vin
Duck confit
Souffle
Pick a fried dessert!
Churros
None of these
Deep-fried Twinkies
Fried ice cream
Beignets
Doughnuts
2 Comments
Boomer Correct Baby Boomer 1960
So wrong