What Chefs Really Think Of Popular TikTok Food Trends

What Chefs Really Think Of Popular TikTok Food Trends

By now, you've probably seen at least one TikTok cooking trend, either on the app itself or through societal osmosis. Whether it's cocoa bombs melting into milky oblivion or, perhaps most notoriously, feta melding with tomatoes before being tossed with pasta, there's a chance at least one of these trends has entranced you. But what do chefs think?Maria Covarrubias, founder of Cien Chiles and culinary specialist for Chosen Foods, loves these trends taking place on TikTok. People might not be cooking the most delicious food, but they are cooking.“These trends have helped people that maybe didn't have the courage to go into the kitchen to try simple recipes that are more approachable,” Covarrubias told HuffPost. And at a time when we're all running a little low on energy, these hacks make life easier.From egg-cracking to cocoa bombs, here is what chefs really think about the cooking trends taking over our small screens and kitchens.“Apparently if you drop an egg into a pan, it cracks perfectly,” a deep voice says at the beginning of a TikTok video while a person drops an egg into a pan. Most of the time when someone does the egg-cracking challenge, it does crack perfectly, allowing