The 5 Top Trending Recipes of 2021, According to Google

On Wednesday, Googlereleased its annual分享:“年搜索热门啊f 2021. The data covers all categories, from celebrities to news stories. The most popular search of all in the United States? The NBA. In the food space, the top search should come as no surprise to social media users: "TikTok pasta."

While there are many pastas onTikTok, the search is likely referring to theviral tomato and feta cheese pastathat blew up on the app this summer, which actually led to feta cheese shortages in parts of the world.

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To organize the data, Google ranks terms that had the highest spike this year compared to the previous year. (It makes perfect sense that we were on TikTok a lot more this year.) Below are the top five trending recipe searches.

Okay, okay, we don't have theexactviral TikTok recipe on our website (theWashington Posthas a great version), but wedohave this absolutely lovely, simple sheet-pan baked chicken pasta with feta and tomatoes. So, think of it as an upgrade, with extra protein.

F&W Recipe:Sheet Pan Baked Chicken, Feta, Tomatoes, and Kale with Pasta

Brightened by apple cider vinegar and tomatoes, our bacon jam adds sweet, tart and smoky flavors to just about anything. Smear it on toast or serve layered in a grilled cheese sandwich.

F&W Recipe:Bacon Jam

Claudette Zepeda's birria tacos continue to be one of the most popular recipes on our site, and for good reason—they're perfect. (If you're feeling creative, you can even stuff birria into fluffybaolike Zepeda does.)

F&W Recipe:Birria Tacos

我们爱一个好慢炖煲鸡,那里are seemingly aninfinite number of options. One of our favorites is this sweet-smokyslow-cooker barbecue chicken.

F&W Recipe:Slow-Cooker Burnt Honey Barbecue Chicken

This delicious three-cornered pastry is traditionally associated with the Jewish holiday of Purim, and they're often filled with preserves, honey, and/or poppy seeds.

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