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5 Strange Internet Food Trends

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Shelby Brown
A cup of water prior to flavor add-ons following the ‘water-tok’ trend.
  • Water Pie:

This dish from the Great Depression began to regain popularity after various content creators began posting videos about the food. Being made for famous holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas, the dessert confused many due to its ingredients. 

Water pies use minimal ingredients, consisting of butter, water, flour, sugar and vanilla extract. Although the recipe might seem odd, many say it has a flavor similar to custard pie.

 

  • Pickles and Pickle Flavored Products:

Recent trends have brought pickles and pickle themed products into the spotlight including  from pickle themed shirts and hoodies to pickles covered in hot sauce. Additionally, searches for pickled themed things have increased by 55% within the last year.

 

  • Nature’s Cereal:

This bowl of mixed berries and coconut attracted the attention of many popular content creators. Artists like Lizzo created videos showcasing this natural cereal. The original creator of the recipe, Sherwayne Mears, shared this meal claiming it made him feel more energetic.

The attention from Lizzo contributed to the majority of popularity in the cereal, creating a wave of people who also wanted to create the dish. 

 

  • Flavored Water:

Along with the health wave of foods came the flavored water trends. Creators made posts about their odd flavor mixtures and syrups to create sweet waters. 

The idea of juice-like water increased in popularity as others discovered new and creative ways to make their water taste better. Going as far as purchasing every flavor of water packets, flavor and syrups, many people have created platforms for their ‘water-tok’ clips.

 

  • Fruit Roll-Up ice cream:

This combination became popular due to its strange reaction. A fruit roll-up will begin to harden when it is placed on ice cream. Some were also surprised that the sour-sweet candy paired so well with cool and milky ice cream. The treat was liked by most of its consumers.

 

 

 

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Shelby Brown, Copy Editor
Shelby Brown is a Copy Editor for the Spartan Shield and a Senior at Pleasant Valley High School. She currently has a full and tight schedule but enjoys most of her classes. In her free time, she enjoys working and cleaning as well as going shopping. Although only her second year at PV, she has enjoyed her time and is excited to take on a new challenge as a Copy Editor.

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