Watermelon Sushi is the Latest Food Craze on TikTok

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Amanda C
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Watermelon is the unofficial fruit of the summer, and food bloggers come up with new ways to consume it each year, but one TikToker took things to a whole new level by developing a recipe for viral watermelon sushi.

Eva Friedl, the mastermind behind TikTok and Instagram page vegaliciouslyeva is responsible for starting this viral craze. She received over 500,000 views after posting a video of her watermelon sushi, and many users of this trendsetting app couldn’t wait to give her recipe a try.

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🌱 VEGAN TUNA SASHIMI 🌱⠀ ⠀ The consistency of cooked or baked watermelon ist just amazing. Enough said. Try it out yourself 😋🧡⠀ optional ingredients for the marinade: – some seaweed for a more fishy taste – a bit of liquid smoke for a slightly smokey flavor ⠀ Directions:⠀ ⠀ 1. Cut the watermelon slices into sushi sized rectangles. ⠀ 2. For the marinade mix together toasted sesame seed oil, soy sauce and grated ginger.⠀ 2. Marinate the watermelon pieces for about 4 hours. You can also let it marinate overnight but then I would add a little bit of water so it doesn't get too salty.⠀ 3. Once marinated cook in a pot with the lid closed for about 10 minutes. The pieces should all be soft. ⠀ 4. Drain (you can use the marinade for an asian salad dressing) and turn in some sesame seeds on four sides. ⠀ 5. Serve with some cucumber slices, sriracha mayo and spring onions.⠀ ⠀ ENJOY 🧡⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #vegantuna #watermelon #watermelontuna #healthyrecipe #veganrecipe #veganfish #veganrecipes #veganfoodie #veganlife #vegansashimi #veganerthunfisch #simpleveganrecipe #vegansushi #vegansushirecipe #plantbasedsushi #plantsushi #healthysushi #watermelonrecipes #watermelonrecipe #veganaustria #veganvienna #vegan #veganerezepte #veganfood #wassermelone #simpleveganfood #veganfoodie

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Friedl’s vegan sushi is extremely easy to make, and the list of ingredients you need only includes soy sauce, toasted sesame oil, ginger, and sesame seeds. You can mix them together and marinate your watermelon slices overnight before cooking them.

Friedl discussed her TikTok video with Insider and revealed she’s been inspired to make it after seeing videos of people making watermelon “steaks”. She was surprised by their consistency but felt they looked more like fish than stakes, and that’s why she decided to try making sushi using watermelon.