Who needs shaved ice when you can have grated tomatoes?
Some food trends have a habit of coming back – and the trend for frozen, grated tomatoes is one of them.
TikTok foodies and chefs are freezing tomatoes and then slicing them onto burrata, toast, and other fruits.
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While many find the crazy trend unique and delicious, others are very confused by it.
Eitan Bernath, a New York-based chef and content creator, shared his own version of the trend on TikTok and Instagram, garnering over 46 million views on both platforms.
“The trend has spread like crazy online because it's the perfect mix of a satisfying visual and audio component and familiar flavor combinations,” Bernath told Fox News Digital via email.
“Everything is done in an unconventional way that makes you question whether what you see on the screen is actually tasty or not. I can confirm in most cases that it is actually worth the hype.”
In his video, Bernath opens a fresh scoop of bursata and then grates a generous amount of frozen tomatoes onto the cheese.
He then drizzled it with olive oil and a balsamic glaze and garnished it with a few leaves of fresh basil.
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The trend first made the rounds on social media last August, but has since experienced a revival as more TikTok foodies tried the trend while tomatoes were in season.
Alexa Santos, a home cook and self-proclaimed “super foodie” from New York City, also jumped on the trend and used the same approach but took it a step further by combining it with another food trend that started on TikTok – “girl dinner.”
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Santos had noticed the frozen tomato trend online, but didn't try it until she got hold of fresh, seasonal heirlooms.
“You just put a tomato in the freezer and when you're ready to make a delicious charcuterie/wheat platter for the summer, it's time for frozen tomatoes,” the home cook told Fox News Digital.
“I wasn't sure if it would taste good compared to a fresh slice of tomato, but she was surprised – in a good way.”
“I grated my frozen tomatoes onto a nice burrata and then added some salt and pepper as well as olive oil, balsamic vinegar and spicy honey.”
Santos says that as a foodie herself, she was a little skeptical about the trend, unsure how the salad would compare to a fresh slice of tomato. But she was surprised—in a good way.
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“Grating the frozen tomatoes creates a fluffy, chilled, easy-to-spread tomato flavor that is truly delicious… Some people definitely question why this is necessary compared to eating tomatoes regularly, but I personally found it simple, different, unique, and a super fun twist on a summer charcuterie platter,” she continued.
Alexa Santos found that the consistency of the frozen tomatoes was loose and spread well with the burrata. (Alexa Santos/@alexawhatsfordinner)
The concept still seems to confuse some social media users, who question the quality and structure of the trend.
“The cold would completely mess with my brain,” one user wrote about the trend.
“It would have been better with normal tomatoes, which are not [put] in the freezer,” wrote another social media account.
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“Frozen tomatoes will be tasteless with ice crystals…not really something I want to try,” said another TikTok account.
But not everyone is against the idea.
Frozen tomatoes are trending on social media, and while foodies like chef Eitan Bernath (above, center) love the unique texture and appearance, others aren't sure if they're better than a simple sliced tomato. (Eitan Bernath/@eitan)
Some have even tried freezing and grating other foods.
“Great trick! I just freeze jalapeños now and grate them on everything…guess I need to add tomatoes too,” one user commented.
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Bernath even took the trend a step further by freezing a cucumber, a tomato and an onion and grating them into slices to create a “spicy granita.”
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There seems to be no consensus among social media users on this: some think it's brilliant, others think the frozen tomato has no taste.
Despite the debate, it hasn't stopped social media users from trying it out.
