People melted sugar, frothed it up with the help of baking soda, and then flattened it on a sheet to make brittle candy.
They even pushed shapes like star, umbrella, and triangle at their centre and kids were challenged to carve out the shape using a needle. If the shape remained intact, they won—if not, a punishment awaited them. This game called ppopgi (toffee game on Instagram) was inspired by Netlfix’s most popular series titled Squid Game.
Started by Miami-based Valentina Mussi, this hack involved dividing a chapati or tortilla into quarters, placing a different dish or ingredient in each quarter, folding, and then cooking it either on a tawa, grill, or a panini press.
People following the plant-based diet went bananas over this nutritious vegan bacon snack that celebrity nutritionist Pooja Makhija shared on her Instagram profile. Banana peel, soya sauce, peri-peri seasoning, garlic powder, smoked paprika powder, and maple syrup are the ingredients used to make this zero-waste snack.
Trust Grand Trunk Rasoi 2 host and founder of Goila Butter Chicken Saransh Goila to experiment and create unique recipes using simple, pantry ingredients. This is his take on the Italian favourite pasta aglio e olio made using papad instead of pasta.
Delhi’s Yamu’s Panchayat, which is the country’s first paan parlour, introduced a Ferrero Rocher paan with edible gold varq and gold-coated cardamom seeds.
Another example of gold-coated food is the range of burgers that Louis Burger introduced in 2021. This included two creations—Louis Grand Royale and Truffle Take, which had buns coated with edible gold leaf.
This easy-peasy viral sensation involved baking cherry tomatoes and feta cheese in olive oil with a seasoning of herbs and garlic to create a creamy sauce, and then mixing boiled pasta with it to make a meal.
Another viral hack/recipe by Yumna in 2021 was an air fryer pasta chip that one could season with a seasoning of their choice. Easy to master and fuss-free, these pasta chips reminded many of fryums and yet these were cooked in an air fryer, so they were comparatively healthier.