- Ugh.
- Man, it looks good so far.
- Is it ice cream?
- Oh, that sounds so good! I love whipped cream.
- Plus I have to say, I don't think it looks very appealing.
- Oh, just the milk frother.
- That's pretty fast and easy to make.
- It looks like pudding.
- It sounds wonderful, I think that should definitely go viral.
- I'd rather have liquid.
- I wonder how it tastes. (laughs)
- Wow, bougie.
- (PvF) Today, we are trying viral foods
made famous on Instagram and TikTok,
and having you tell us should this be a thing?
- Oh okay.
- Okay, oh, that's great.
(Gary laughs)
- (PvF) Called whipped coffee or fluffy coffee,
Dalgona coffee is a frothy iced drink
made with instant coffee, sugar, water, and milk.
This viral trend really took off at the beginning of the pandemic
when people were looking for a sweet escape.
We've brought you everything so you can make it yourself.
- Awesome, I love the idea that these boring looking ingredients
can be transformed to that fluffy coffee.
- Now, I can't do this at home,
because I don't have instant coffee.
- One scoop of each segment. Would the coffee be first?
- Sugar, sweet but bad for your teeth, and your waistline.
- It helps the whatever go down, right?
- Yeah, okay. (laughs)
(frother whirs)
- (Rhoda) That's amazing.
- And now it's enlarging.
- Oh, I see it, okay, it's changing color.
- It smells good, it smells like coffee.
- (PvF) Do you think it's frothy enough?
- (Phil) Who knows?
- Oh, put this on top of that? - (PvF) Mm-hmm.
- Hmm, it's a pretty color. It's mocha color.
- It just float on top, that's cool.
- (PvF) How's that look to you?
- I want to slurp it. - (PvF) Go for it.
- Okay, cheers!
(Libby coughs)
- Ugh!
- Woo hoo!
- Bittersweet.
- Mmm.
- This is definitely the drink I would not order. (laughs)
- It's a total wonderful experience, I love it all.
- Mmm, that's pretty refreshing, really.
- (PvF) So do you think this should be a thing?
- Well sure, why not? It's pretty!
- But I think it's too much sugar. (buzzer rings)
- I like it, I do like it. (bell rings)
- No, surprisingly it's not too sweet. (bell rings)
Okay, I'm done.
- Mustard on watermelon?
- Oh no, mustard, that's too much.
- Ooh, watermelon, I love watermelon,
and I love mustard.
- I don't think so.
- I'm rendered speechless.
(Gary laughs)
- I'm really a melon kinda guy, I'm into melons.
I'm really into melons.
- Disgusting.
- She put a little dollop on there, that hardly counts.
- I don't even put salt on a watermelon, I want it sweet.
- I do love both, do they go together though?
- Oh, she seems to like it, she's putting on more.
- Oh no, it just doesn't go with each other.
- I mean, watermelon is so perfect on its own.
(Libby laughs)
No, no no no, no no.
- Wow, this is great.
I do like mustard.
- I'm afraid to try it, because it doesn't go together.
- (PvF) So we're unsure if this combo
started by yayayayummy was real or a joke,
but once popular singer Lizzo tried it,
it became an instant trend.
One that stumped the Internet's taste buds,
as some people loved it while others hated it.
- It's one or the other, right? There's no in between, you know,
no compromise, okay.
- You can tell I'm not too familiar with mustard.
- I always shake my shoulders when I shake mustard.
- Is there a trick?
(Gary laughs)
I'm an impatient person, so I'll just...
- The basic is I love watermelon, and I love mustard.
- Very fragrant. Mustard is very fragrant.
Okay, so here we go.
- Okay, Lizzo, this is for you baby.
- I love this really sweet ripe watermelon.
- Mm, it's not as disgusting as I thought it was gonna be.
- I have to say, it's not bad.
- But there's a huge mustard flavor that comes in and sticks with you.
- It has a different taste to it.
- Mmm, great! [Censored]!
- Okay, I see why people liked it.
- (PvF) So you think this is a good trend, a good thing.
- This is big, this is good. (bell rings)
- Yes. (bell rings)
I think this could do it.
And the sweetness of the watermelon
is kinda melted together with the mustard.
- If you love mustard, this is a thing.
- No. (buzzer rings)
It's all wrong, it's craziness.
- This is smelly and stinky.
- So God bless them if they found a new way to enjoy watermelon,
but what a waste of mustard and watermelon.
- Wow, now what is this? It's a pomegranate.
Oh, I love pomegranates!
- Pomegranate is so healthy.
- Yes, they are beautiful.
- And I also love blackberries, blueberries, and dingleberries.
- I'm not big on the ice cubes.
- It's better with, grounded up like a smoothie. (laughs)
- All natural, yes, bring it on!
- Okay, look at that.
- This looks so pretty!
- I love this kinda stuff. This is what I have for breakfast.
- (PvF) Created by Sherwayne Mears of Nature's Food,
this breakfast sensation took over TikTok
with everyone rushing to make their own bowl
and declaring it the best thing ever.
This is called Nature's Cereal.
- I could see, eat the fruit without the water.
- First reaction is where's my carb,
and where's my protein?
- Mmm.
- I'm finding it a little tart.
- I think it's too much acid at one time.
- I love eating these things.
- Ooh, I like it. What a pleasant surprise!
- I like the coconut water.
- Nope, it's not working for me.
- I'm not sure I'd have the ice in it though.
- (PvF) You think this is cereal?
- What's cereal about it?
Cereal has to have oats or something grainy.
- I don't know, call it anything you want,
I call it breakfast.
- (PvF) What do you think of this? Should this be a thing?
- Yeah, this is good, mm-hmm.
- I'm all for other people enjoying it,
but I would not enjoy it.
- This is great! (bell rings)
This is what everyone should do instead of having thick, heavy toast.
- Ooh, I love carrots.
- Oh, carrots, I love carrots!
- She's adorable, I've seen her on TV.
- Carrot bacon? She's making carrot bacon, okay.
- Okay, I can scrape, I've done that.
(Gary laughs)
- Oh, I'd love to have them.
Liquid smoke, and syrup.
- (Tabitha) Smoked paprika.
- Oh, she's got a lot more ingredients for this,
for the carrots, right?
- (Tabitha) 380 for five minutes.
- Nah.
- Oh, it looks like a piece of bacon.
Yeah, but it sure doesn't taste like a piece of bacon,
now does it?
- I wouldn't eat it this way.
- Not only does it taste good, but it sounds good.
- Yeah, let's make that viral.
Oh, looks gorgeous.
- Well, it doesn't look as greasy as bacon.
- So this must be invented by a vegan.
- (PvF) For years, vegans have been
advocating bacon alternatives to the masses,
and with Tabitha Brown's carrot bacon recipe,
they finally get a foothold in the viral trend world.
Here's the real question.
Do you see carrots, or do you see bacon?
- To me right now, I look, it's like a bacon,
if I didn't know better.
- Mmm, yes!
- Wow, that's great!
- It's a little too spicy for my tastes.
- This is too sweet to be a bacon.
- I liked it though.
- It does not have a saltiness.
- The crunchy ones are really good.
- Mmm, it tastes like barbecue potato chips.
- It's very carrot forward.
- You know, that's pretty good.
Thank you for introducing me to that.
- I feel like I'm eating bacon. Mmm!
- (PvF) So do you think this should be a thing?
- I hope not. (laughs) (buzzer rings)
- I think this is the way I'd go if, you know,
I could actually have this and eat it with breakfast.
- But oh my God, I think this is so healthy
and tasty and wonderful.
- As far as replacing bacon, no, I don't think it would ever.
- (woman) The sushi donut.
- Sushi donuts?
- (woman) Get your donut pan, and add in your seasoned rice.
- Oh yes!
- Mmm, looks very interesting.
- Oh, eel sauce, okay good.
- Wow!
- I could see that.
- Oh, this sounds healthy and wonderful.
- Oh man, that looks terrible!
- Looks good. - Ooh!
- I'm willing to try on that one.
- Well it looks good, its presentation is nice,
but some of those flavors may not be in my wheelhouse.
- (PvF) Here we have a sushi donut.
- Okay!
- (PvF) Combining two foods that shouldn't be combined
is pretty much catnip for Instagram,
and the fusion of delicious sushi with donuts
has been a viral trend for a while now.
- This is a lot of sushi.
- It's not for me. I don't like seafood.
- It's delicious.
- Other than the avocado, I wouldn't eat this.
- This is like enough for four people.
- It's wonderful. Mmm.
- I'm taking a bite, although I'm hesitant.
- It seems like a lot of rice.
- The concept is nice to have, especially at a party,
if people can, you know, like ice breaker type of thing.
Everybody can get involved.
- It's not bad.
Maybe I should stop, drop my prejudice.
- It's a very pretty dish that I'm mangling now.
- The donut thing is not happening for me at all.
Much easier to have it in a row.
- Because it doesn't taste some, either donut
or really a sushi, you know?
- I think the sushi donut should be a thing.
- But unfortunately, my life, in the past,
dictates what I like today, and I'm not gonna eat that,
although I would eat the avocado.
- If you don't like sushi, no, but if you like sushi, mm-hmm.
- Yes, this should be the thing. (bell rings)
- Maybe it encourages people to get away from processed donuts,
and not have all that sugar and flour.
- Oh, what a happy group.
- Milkshake bar, yes!
- Oh, milkshake?
- Well these are good looking.
- Ice cream, cookies?
- Now those look delicious.
- Wait, is this stuff all on top? Where's the glass end?
- Yeah, it's getting more and more decadent.
- (PvF) We have a freak shake for you.
- A freak shake.
- (PvF) Yes. - Huh.
- Well is that just the goofiest thing I have ever seen in my life.
- My day is complete now. (laughs)
- (PvF) Do you wanna flip it around,
'cause there is definitely a front side and a back side to this thing.
- Okay, but... (PvF laughs)
- (PvF) And finally, milkshakes have taken a decidedly ridiculous turn
with the introduction of the freak shake,
a monstrous mash up of everything but the kitchen sink
thrown on top of your classic milkshake.
- I'm delighted.
- I don't want this to go viral. This is disgusting.
- (PvF) How would you even eat this?
- One layer at a time.
(Libby laughs)
- Ugh, pure sugar.
- Boy, this is a lot of sugar.
- It's not a very practical thing.
But it's fun!
- I think it's a perfect match, I mean, you know,
you gotta have all this.
- It's fun, but it's not very good for you,
and it's messy!
- There's nothing redeeming about this.
It's so excessive and unnecessary.
- The other stuff was meaningful, and something of value.
This is just for comic books. (buzzer rings)
- Yes, this is definitely should be the thing.
- I can't do that. (buzzer rings)
Please, don't have this go viral.
- I think I'd like to make an over the top milkshake,
but in a way bigger glass.
- I love the way the people create all these different things
for people to do at home.
- Thanks very much you guys for watching this viral episode.
- Let us know what other challenges you'd like to see
in the comments below.
- Make sure you like and subscribe for People Vs Food.
- Bye, eat healthfully.
- And excuse me now while I suck this down.
- Bye bye! (laughs) Here we go!