If you haven’t heard of TikTok’s popular baked feta pasta recipe, where have you been? If you haven’t tried it yet, you’re only just hearing about it, or you want to find out where it came from, here’s everything to know.
A video of the recipe bycookingwithayehhas 14.9 million views, while a clip shared byfeelgoodfoodiehas over 21.1 million views. Meanwhile, the “fetapasta” hashtag has a whopping 1.4 billion views.
Where did it come from?
Even the original recipe by Häyrinen was a quick alternative for another recipe called “Prosecco spaghetti and oven tomatoes” by another Finnish foodie calledTiiu Piret.
However, the recipe’s life has continued. It was first reshared on TikTok by Mackenzie Smith, otherwise known as @grilledcheesesocial, in January, prompting several other foodie accounts to do the same, causing it to enjoy popularity once again, but this time on a global scale.
“TikTok Feta Pasta” quickly rose up in Google search trends and related tags rapidly grew on other platforms like Instagram and Twitter. It even caused a dramatic increase in demand for feta, with shops in the USreporteda shortage of the cheese as a result.
The recipe is very simple, making it perfect for a quick TikTok video. All you need to do is chuck a whole block of feta, whole cherry tomatoes, garlic with the skin still on, and olive oil in a pan before roasting it in the oven.
Meanwhile, all you have to do is boil your pasta, and combine it with the baked Feta mixture when both are cooked, adding some fresh basil to finish.
Of course, you can add other seasonings along the way such as oregano, and fresh chili pepper, or some crushed red pepper flakes. And for a creamier texture, foodies suggest using proper Greek Feta instead of feta-style cheese.
By nature, this recipe is open to variation, and inspiration can be found just by searching through the related tags on TikTok. One especially divisive recipe, which was uploaded byThe Hunger Diaries, involved adding strawberries to the mix – try it if you dare!
Alice is a former writer at Dexerto based in London, covering online entertainment. Alice specialized in influencer culture on TikTok and YouTube as well as news and trends across prolific online platforms.
