6 Nara Smith Cooking Videos That Broke the Internet
TikTok is a creative platform people turn to for many things, including viral dances and workout inspiration. For 23-year-old model Nara Smith, TikTok is a way for her to share her favorite recipes with the world. Nara is known for preparing meals from scratch and walking viewers through the preparations in a very ASMR-y tone. She does it all while looking effortlessly chic.
Some of the content creator's recent clips have reached over 5 million views in a matter of days. Here are just some of Nara Smith's most popular cooking videos. Warning: You're about to get very hungry.
1. Tuna Melt With Homemade Chips and Pickles
Nara recently whipped up a tuna melt with homemade potato chips for her kids. In her TikTok video, she prepares homemade bread, mayonnaise, and even delicious garlic pickles. For the tuna salad, Nara includes celery, red onion, and pickled cucumbers. For the chips, she makes thin potato slices with a mandolin, soaks them in ice water, adds paprika, salt, and parsley, and bakes them. The video has 9.2 million views and counting.
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2. Pap With Tomato Chutney
In this TikTok video, Nara revisits a South African recipe her mother would make for her: pap with tomato chutney. "Lately, I've been missing my mom a lot and craving her cooking," she says in the clip.
To make the dish, the model sautés Swiss chard with onion and garlic, then adds beef bouillon. Next, Nara sautés diced tomatoes and jalapeños with onion and garlic, and cooks the pap on the stove. The video currently has 8.4 million views and counting.
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3. Tacos Al Pastor
After an eight-hour flight, Nara slipped into a stunning red dress and prepared tacos for herself and her husband, Lucky Blue Smith.
In her TikTok video, Nara blends together a marinade with onions and garlic before soaking pork in it for four hours. She then prepared a carne asada marinade with orange juice, lime juice, soy sauce, onions, cilantro, olive oil, salt and pepper. Nara also made a salsa verde and red salsa, along with homemade tortillas. This video currently has 5.4 million views and counting.
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4. Chicken Shawarma Sandwich
Nara's cooking video of her homemade chicken shawarma sandwich received an impressive 15.4 million views on TikTok. In the clip, she seasons chicken slices with paprika, Greek yogurt, garlic, and salt. She then prepares a cabbage salad for the side, bakes her bread, and cooks the chicken kebab style. Lastly, Nara chops up more veggies and makes a Greek yogurt dressing. She captioned the post, "Cravings."
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5. Red Currant Crumble
Nara opens up this TikTok video with a question: "Have you ever craved something so desperately that it almost becomes an obsession?" She shares that she's been craving a red currant crumble "for five years now," but she couldn't five currants anywhere in the U.S. So, naturally, once she did, she flexed her chef skills and whipped one up herself! This recipe video received 4.5 million views and counting.
6. Ice Cream Sundae
Nara prepared a delicious homemade ice cream sundae for her husband, all while rocking the most fashionable white dress and coordinating hat. In the TikTok video, Nara whips up homemade ice cream, whipped cream, hot fudge, sprinkles, and vanilla wafers for a crunch. The video raked in 25 million views and counting, and it's clear as to why!
