They say everything old eventually becomes new again. And that’s especially true of food trends.

Many of the fads, fashions and culinary styling methods we call “food trends” are nothing new. Organic farming? It was the norm before agribusiness came along. Raw food diets? That’s a food trend that’s been around for ages – ever hear of steak tartare?

Here’s a quick list (like our last one) of  five food trends that’ll never die:

Garlic. Ever hear of The Stinking Rose? It’s a California restaurant (one in San Francisco, one in LA) specializing in garlic dishes. And let’s be clear about it: The San Francisco location alone serves more than 3,000 pounds of garlic each month. Food trends like this don’t just crop up and fade away. The Stinking Rose is a California Institution.

Pizza. Also, Chocolate Chip Cookies. A new restaurant in Brooklyn, serves only one two things: Margherita pizza and chocolate chip cookies. There’s no takeout, no slices and no delivery. The owner, Jim McGowan, knows the rules: You can put whatever you want on pizza, but nothing will ever be the same as tomatoes, mozzarella, olive oil and basil. Food trends, schmood trends.

Burgers. Order a hamburger at any restaurant, and your waiter might give you a funny look. That’s because burgers have come a long way since their invention in the 1880s – today, we’ve got concoctions like curried lamb burgers with mint raita, Asian pork and mushroom burger wraps, and grilled Portobello burgers with piquillo pepper aioli and watercress. But it’s all still the same: Bread, burger, cheese, condiments. Food trends may seem to change, but the core always remains the same.

Breakfast. The most unpleasant reality of 20th Century American law has nothing to do with speed limits or stem cells. No, the modern world’s most reviled law is McDonald’s “no Egg McMuffins after 10:30 a.m.” rule. People love breakfast – it’s a perfectly good excuse to eat bacon. Wouldn’t the burger giant make millions more if they served McMuffins well into the evenings – particularly now that many of its restaurants are open 24 hours? Jack In The Box, one of the golden arches’ main competitors, recently introduced all-day breakfasts – to broad appeal and increased sales. As food trends go, breakfast never goes out of style.

Global Cuisine. When you find Indian and Thai restaurants in the mountain regions of Appalachia, you know people’s tastes are broadening. And in big cities like Los Angeles, Philly and Chicago, it’s possible to find just about any kind of cuisine you want, from Ethiopian to Armenian to Hungarian to Salvadoran. Sometimes finding new food trends is simply a matter of trying something that’s been there all along.

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