Every week, social media offers a new instalment of cooking hacks – some are helpful, some tasty, and others are downright strange.
The latest TikTok food trend has Gen Z freezing unlikely vegetables and grating them onto different creations, with one particularly popular variation of the fad being ‘tomato ice toast’.
This involves freezing a large whole tomato and then shredding it over a piece of toast, which is sometimes accompanied by a lump of burrata cheese or a glug of olive oil.
Another creative user branded his shredded tomato, cucumber, and red onion salad a ‘savoury granita’ (a sort of sorbet).
The trend has left foodies baffled with many questioning why amateur cooks can’t stick to vegetables in their usual fresh form.
Pictured: TikTok creator, Mads, creates the viral frozen vegetable creation. The latest TikTok cooking trend has Gen Z freezing unlikely vegetables and grating them onto different creations
One particularly popular variation of the trend is the ‘tomato ice toast’, which involves grating frozen tomato onto a slice of toast
Creators of the ‘tomato ice toast’ have sold the recipe as ‘refreshing’ while another describes it as a way to ‘beat the heat’.
In one video by the cooking creator, London based Mads, who uses the username @cripanddip, she attempts to try the frozen dish, grating a whole tomato and peach for the clip.
The content creator proceeds to shave several etching of tomato and peach onto a slice of bread also covered in cheese spread.
Before trying, she noted her concerns for the dish would be that it would be ‘too much like a dessert’ and not have a strong enough tomato flavour.
After digging her teeth into the icy slice, she immediately noted the uncomfortable sensitivity on her teeth.
The creator confirmed her suspicions that the tomato flavour was notably ‘subtle’ and that she would have overall rather had the Spanish tomato dish, pan con tomate – which involves grating fresh tomatoes over bread.
And the trend isn’t just restricted to cold tomatoes, but has individuals grating all types of fruits and other vegetables, in a bid to offer the most ‘refreshing’ frozen dish.
One popular creator on the app, Eitan Bernath, has attempted several variations of the teeth chattering recipes, trying out tomatoes, frozen mangos, watermelon, pineapple, and an odd cucumber and red onion salad.
One popular creator on the app, Eitan Bernath , has attempted several variations of the teeth chattering recipes, trying out tomatoes, frozen mangos, watermelon, pineapple, and an odd cucumber and red onion salad
Another creator who chose to try the unusual tomato shavings on toast recipe, who goes by the username @Danielles_eats, (pictured) opted for frozen heirloom tomatoes mixed with olive oil, salt and pepper over a slice of bread
The trend involves freezing a large whole tomato and then shredding it over a piece of toast, which is sometimes accompanied by a lump of burrata cheese or a glug of olive oil
Users have also been seen freezing watermelons, pineapple, and other fruits, with many topping the frozen dishes with honey and sweetener, a recipe which appears more closely aligned to a classic granita recipe
A traditional sweet granita recipe tends to involve fruits being blended with ice and then processed to create the staple gritty sweet texture
Users have also been seen freezing watermelons, pineapple, and other fruits, with many topping the frozen dishes with honey and sweetener, a recipe which appears more closely aligned to a classic granita recipe.
A traditional sweet granita recipe tends to involve fruits being blended with ice and then processed to create the staple gritty sweet texture.
However, commenters on the more popular ‘tomato ice toast’ variation, were quick to slam the similar technique being used for tomatoes – which are themselves considered fruit.
One wrote: ‘I hate the texture and taste of frozen tomatoes so deeply’ while another clearly very upset viewer went as far as to write ‘Killer, murderer, you killed burrata’ of the recipes that included the Italian soft cheese.
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A third offered their criticism: ‘Unfortunately they will be mush when you thaw them out.’
A fourth commented that ‘the coldness could confuse my brain greatly’ while another viewer wrote ‘just have a fresh tomato’.
Commenters on the more popular ‘tomato ice toast’ variation, were quick to slam the similar technique being used for tomatoes
Another creator who choose to try the unusual tomato shavings on toast recipe, who goes by the username @Danielles_eats, opted for frozen heirloom tomatoes mixed with olive oil, salt and pepper over a slice of bread.
After whipping up the ‘refreshing’ tomato dish, Danielle seemed fairly unimpressed, admitting that the viral creation was nothing on the fresh tomato.
‘It was very refreshing and a nice switch up but doesn’t beat a regular tomato,’ she confirmed.
