Chaos Cooking is TikTok’s Latest Craze & It’s Not As Messy As It Sounds

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We’ve seen several food trends become TikTok sensations because they don’t require advanced cooking skills, and chaos cooking is the next one in line. This new craze is all about doing the best you can with what you have, mixing together unlikely ingredients to craft a new dish.

Chaos cooking existed long before TikTok put it on the map thanks to such dishes as Big Mac pizza and Filipino lumpia burritos. If you’re no stranger to creating messy food combos with leftover ingredients so you wouldn’t have to throw them away, you’re already a chaos cooking master.

@binema86kocht Leider geil 😋😍 Zutaten: 1 x Pizzateig 500g Hackfleisch 1 Zwiebel Gewürzgurken Ca. 9 Scheibenkäse 3 El Ketshup 3 El Mayonnaise 1 Tl Senf Salz, Pfeffer #kochenmitbinema #bigmacpizza #einfacherezepte #pizza #leckerschmecker #gutenappetit #rezepteideen #kochideen #superlecker #rezepte #rezeptezumnachmachen #schnellerezepte #schnellundeinfach #einfachlecker #einfacherezepte #yammi #delicious #wasesseichheute #abendessen ♬ Here She Comes Again – 颜妹

This trend deserves all the attention coming its way because it’s practical, budget-, and eco-friendly. Chaos cooking allows you to be more resourceful with your food and avoid waste, encouraging you to create new dishes with unlikely ingredients that usually don’t mix together.

@mycursedbrain A little less complicated than the squash episode, but still very tasty! #thankfulfor #bestie #yum #chaoscooking #chaoskitchen ♬ original sound – Sam

In addition to cutting down on food waste, chaos cooking will inspire you to become more creative in the kitchen. It’s a great way to expand your palate and try brand-new flavors that probably wouldn’t have crossed your mind otherwise. Professional chefs have been swearing by it for years, and you might even feel like one while putting together a strange blend of ingredients and creating something amazing along the way.

@twistiesau Comment your most chaotic Twisties recipe and we might make it for you 😏 #Twisties #TwistiesAustralia #ChaosCooking #Cooking #FoodTok #Snack #Recipe ♬ original sound – Twisties