TikTok Soup Trend: Viral Cooking Mocked
- A new trend is bubbling up on TikTok: water-based cooking.
- “POV you started water-based cooking and now your skin is clear, your stomach is thriving and you recover from illness overnight,” one TikTok user posted.
- But the internet quickly clapped back, pointing out that this so-called innovation is, in fact, just soup.
The latest TikTok craze? “Water-based cooking,” which promises clear skin and anti-aging benefits – but here’s the real twist: it’s just soup. We dissect this viral food fad, unpacking claims by proponents and the hilarious backlash online, where users are mocking the trend’s simplicity. Michelle Davenport, a registered dietitian, spotlights how simmering and steaming could reduce health-harming compounds, yet the core method – cooking with water – is a cooking trick that has been around for centuries. news Directory 3 uncovers the truth behind this TikTok sensation, from a “chicken noodle water-based meal” joke to the lasting popularity of food trends like “girl dinner.” Discover what’s next for this trend, and watch for the next TikTok cooking invention!
“Water-based cooking” is just soup, but TikTok says it’s anti-aging
Updated Nov. 21, 2024
A new trend is bubbling up on TikTok: water-based cooking. Proponents claim this method, wich emphasizes broths and steaming, offers benefits ranging from clearer skin to overnight illness recovery and even reverse aging.
“POV you started water-based cooking and now your skin is clear, your stomach is thriving and you recover from illness overnight,” one TikTok user posted.
But the internet quickly clapped back, pointing out that this so-called innovation is, in fact, just soup. As one commenter quipped, “Bro invented soup.”
The trend gained traction after Michelle Davenport, a scientist and registered dietitian, promoted it on TikTok and Instagram. Davenport, whose work focuses on slowing aging, argues that water-based cooking reduces advanced glycation end products (AGEs), compounds formed when food is cooked at high, dry temperatures that can contribute to health issues.
Dietitian Kouka Webb told Fast Company that steaming and simmering preserve nutrients often lost in high-heat cooking and reduce the need for heavy oils. She added that these small shifts can support blood sugar balance, digestion and lower inflammation.
While the health benefits of water-based cooking are legitimate, many find the TikTokification of age-old cooking methods absurd. One Bluesky user joked about writing a water-based cookbook and getting rich off the trend, prompting another to offer their “chicken noodle water-based meal” recipe.
The trend joins a long list of fleeting food fads on TikTok, including dense bean salad, tadpole water (chia seeds in water) and “girl dinner.”
What’s next
Whether water-based cooking becomes a lasting trend or fades away remains to be seen, but one thing is clear: TikTok’s appetite for novel food ideas is insatiable, so expect another food trend any day now.