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7 min
12/01/2026
Beyond the brainrot memes and cat videos, come up cooking videos (the real deal not the ‘you’re cooked’ ones), which keep throwing up different things every few days. Influencers and the likes serve up everything from pesto-drenched eggs that would make even the pickiest brunch enthusiast swoon, to pasta transformed into crispy chips that blur the line between snack and sacrilege.
Trending dishes on the internet aren’t just about ASMR and aesthetic plating– they're about the shared experience of trying something new. It gives you the thrill of a simple hack that works, and the joy of finding that perfect bite after days of searching for something delicious to dig into. From sleep-inducing mocktails to cucumber salads that sparked shortages, these trends prove that sometimes the best recipes come with a side of millions of views. Get ready to screenshot, save, and recreate the dishes that broke the internet over the past few years.
The viral pesto eggs trend involves cooking eggs in pesto instead of traditional butter or oil. It is as simple as that, which is what perhaps catapulted this dish to fame. All you do here is heat pesto in a non-stick pan until it sizzles, crack eggs directly into it, cover, and cook until the whites set while the yolk remains gloriously runny. The eggs can be cooked till fried on the other side too. The eggs share their flavours with basil, garlic, and parmesan through the pesto. Have as is or on toasted sourdough toast with ricotta cheese, honey, or avocado. This genius makes for a complete breakfast that's ready in under ten minutes yet looks like it came from a trendy café.
It’s as the name sounds – chips made from Pasta. Unlike fryums and papad that are made from deep-fried sun-dried discs (and other shapes), this one is a bit different. Here, cooked pasta is given the air fryer treatment to turn it into crispy chips. As per the viral recipes, cooked rigatoni or farfalle pasta is coated with parmesan cheese, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning. These are then air-fried at 200°C for 12-15 minutes until golden and crunchy. What launched this trend into the stratosphere was its sheer audacity and people’s love for snacks.
Though it reduced many Italians to tears, this one is not as bad as their meltdowns when they witness spaghetti being snapped into two. Perhaps the most famous one among the lot here, for there are too many variations around, is Meghan Markle’s one-pan pasta recipe. Her Netflix show ‘With Love, Meghan’ featured an episode where she cooked the pasta directly in the sauce with just enough water to cover it, along with cherry tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, lemon zest, and leafy greens. The pasta starch remains in the pot, which gives the dish a creamy, luxurious sauce.
Viral via Logan Moffitt, known as the Cucumber Guy, this salad is a shake-and-forget-it kind of recipe. What he did was combine soy sauce, fish sauce, sugar, green onions, sesame oil, toasted sesame seeds, and MSG with sliced round cucumbers. The internet has a pathological obsession with cucumbers, and this creator milked it way too well. It is the creator’s infectious enthusiasm and his style of churning out multiple variations of similar recipes that worked so well that it went viral.
The air fryer poached egg hack involves placing greased ramekins filled halfway with boiling water into an air fryer basket, cracking eggs into them, and air frying at 200°C for 7-9 minutes, depending on egg size and temperature. What makes this method famous is how it eliminates the traditional poaching struggles – no simmering water at precise temperatures, no eggs falling apart or sticking to the pot bottom. Use fresh eggs for this recipe, as egg white proteins deteriorate over time, and older eggs won't hold their shape as well.
This mocktail might sound like something concocted by the girlies for the girlies, but anyone can have it. This drink is more than just a fanciful term. It uses tart cherry juice, magnesium powder, and prebiotic soda or sparkling water. It shot to fame in 2023, after some Western countries observed Dry January, swearing off alcohol for the entire month. This was a welcome relief after a spell of heavy feasting and spirited drinks, which called for a body cleanse. The fame stems from the science behind it as well as its pleasant colour – tart cherry juice contains melatonin, which helps regulate sleep-wake cycles, while magnesium promotes relaxation.
From pesto eggs to cucumber creations that would make any salad jealous, these viral sensations prove that the internet's appetite for innovative food content is anything but half-baked. Whether you're team crispy-pasta-chip or firmly in the traditional-cooking-methods camp, there's no denying that social media has whisked people into a new era of creativity that actually gets you to the kitchen.