While it is easy to brush off TikTok trends as harmless entertainment, the newest food craze of a cucumber salad is dangerous and could result in people getting hurt in the kitchen, as experts have explained. The trend, which originated from a Canadian TikToker Logan Moffitt, has mesmerized millions of viewers with his whole cucumber recipes. However, with this trend the incidence of injuries caused by mandoline slicers, which are used in preparing the dish, increases.
Effects: The Cucumber Salad as the New Cultural Symbol
This cucumbers salad can be prepared by Logan Moffitt by using following ingredients and steps Within preparing this cucumbers salad, the cucumbers are first and sharply sliced with the help of a mandoline and then the soy sauce, rice vinegar, sake, garlic and the sesame seeds are added to the cucumbers. With several instructional videos published, those have generated millions of viewership with enthusiasts all over the world wanting repeat the same recipe over and over. A fan commented, “Just ambushed the cucumber salad trend & boy that yt boy did his big one!”
Admittedly, cucumbers are also a source of vitamins; however, preparing them in this way has serious hazards. Mandoline slicers are especially risky for the first timers to use as they come with thin and very sharp blades.
Incidents of Injury
The trend has brought a few near tragic occurrences; it flew into a pilot’s airplane once with the car barely stopped as the pilot was still in it. TikToker @paigetaylor.s posted a video of her boyfriend, Jackson Dean, who accidentally chopped off the tip of his finger to make a salad. “We had to get to the hospital,” and he found it rather funny, which underlined the seriousness of the occasion. Unfortunately, the situation in which Dean had to go to the emergency room is not exclusive to him, as TikTok followers jayyandabby also suffered an accident with a mandoline slicer. These cases clearly illustrate that one needs to be as careful as possible in the kitchen no matter how simple a dish might look.
Health Implication of Consumption of Above Stipulated Amount
Apart from the dangers linked with pointed kitchen instruments there are health concerns touching on having too much of cucumber. Carolina Schneider, MS, RD, who is a nutrition adviser for Daily Harvest, says that while cucumbers contain plenty of nutrients, you shouldn’t eat too many of them, or you might get diarrhea. Cucumbers contain much water and fiber, which can lead to flatulence, gas, and diarrhea if consumed in fairly large extents. According to Schneider, the salad is delicious but its portion should be sane due to the stomach’s sensitivity.
TikTok Community Responds
These injuries make many TikTok users warn others against attempting the recipe and making the cucumber salad seen in the trend. This newly awaken awareness is visible in the comments to Dean’s post, for instance, one of the users joked, “What did we learn here today, NEVER LET JACKSON MAKE A CUCUMBER SALAD.” Other such influencers also sharing techniques on social media include Alix Earle who gave a demonstration on safe ways of using a Mandoline slicers while pointing out the dangers that befalls those who use the unguarded slicers.
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