TikTok has become a hub for creative and viral food trends, and “girl dinner” is the latest new craze to emerge on this social media platform. This emerging trend has been described as a lazy take on charcuterie boards, and it’s all about making a meal with random food and snacks you have at home.
“Girl dinner” means different things to different people, and it’s all about ending the day with an easy, hustle-free meal. This trend drew comparisons to charcuterie boards, minus the aesthetics, because most people included cheese, salami, olives, pickles, fruit, veggies, and bread in their videos.
@makeitmads This girl dinner is also known as ✨hot girl plate✨
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Olivia Maher is responsible for coining this term, and she explained that her dinner looks pretty simple because there’s no need to impress anyone late in the evening.
“As a woman who lives alone, I don’t really go above and beyond when cooking dinner during my solo nights in. I think that many women are collectively acknowledging that easy, low-effort dinners like cheese plates and snacky items are a way to decompress after a long day,” she told Insider.
@liviemaher #girldinner #medievaltiktok ♬ original sound – Olivia Maher
Although “girl dinner” didn’t receive as much backlash as the controversial “what I eat in a day” trend, this craze is already proving to be polarizing. Some of the viral videos posted under this hashtag featured low-calorie, innutritious meals, but “girl dinner” can actually be healthy and filling if you strike the right balance.
@alanalavv Replying to @María GM thank you to everyone who commented ‘girl dinner’ on my snack plates and introduced me to the best concept / phrase ever 🫒🧡 #girldinner #snackplate #snackplates ♬ original sound – hanana
