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Eater
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Eater
It's a Ribbon Salad Summer
Last year was all about the dense bean salad. This year — I'm calling it — is the summer of the ribbon salad. Although peeling a carrot or zucchini into long strands isn't anything particularly new (hello, zoodles), Cassie Yeung, a TikTok creator and the author of the forthcoming cookbook Bad B*tch in the Kitch , is partially responsible for making this technique go viral with the ribbon carrot salad she first posted on TikTok this past April. Yeung's salad is simple enough. It pairs long and flexible strands of carrots with grated garlic, green onions, sesame seeds, and a dressing composed of rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, and chile crisp. It's refreshing and light and has a slight pickle flavor, making it a perfect summer salad. 'I just didn't think that this was going to be something that blew up,' Yeung says. She was initially inspired by carrots from the farmers market, which she often peels into ribbons and adds to homemade poke bowls. The salad recipe is in her upcoming cookbook, so she's been testing and perfecting it for well over a year. 'I never really thought to film it and post it because, at the end of the day, it's [just] a carrot,' Yeung says. In fact, she debated even including the recipe in the cookbook because she felt it was too simple. 'But it makes [the virality] so much more exciting because it's such a simple ingredient,' she says. Yeung's initial carrot salad video has amassed 19 million views and over two million likes. She's also introduced riffs on the salad — one with red onions and dill, another with daikon that replicates banh mi pickles — and those videos have amassed over two million views. A slew of other creators have followed suit, crafting their own ribbon salads and tagging Yeung as their inspiration. Yeung believes her salad's virality is due in part to the accessibility of carrots, and in part to the presentation. 'It's just really playful,' Yeung says. 'It's almost like you're eating noodles. The way something is cut and prepared completely changes the experience for me.' The same is true in Lao cuisine, where Luang Prabang-style papaya salad cut into long ribbons completely differs from its Thai counterparts, which are typically shredded. The texture makes for a completely different dining experience. 'Luang Prabang was the royal capital of Laos up until 1975, so the cuisine is about taking simple things and making it elegant,' explains chef Ann Ahmed, the owner and operator of Gai Noi, a Laotian restaurant in Minneapolis. 'When I conceptualized Gai Noi, I knew the heart of it was Luang Prabang and the menu had to reflect that.' The Luang Prabang-style papaya salad on the Gai Noi menu begins with long strands of green papaya that is dressed in a mixture of lime juice, pounded chiles, fermented fish sauce, and pops of tomato. The flavor is spicy and savory and pungent, but the experience of eating it differs from a standard thum muk hoong because of the noodle-like strands of papaya. 'The style of ribbon holds more flavor because it has more surface space,' Ahmed says. 'The sauce sits in the curves. It's pretty genius.' Although papaya and carrots are great introductions to a ribbon salad, pretty much any long vegetable can be adapted for it, like zucchini and daikon. 'It's easy to do and it's all in the wrist,' Ahmed says. 'The thickness is what matters. Make sure you get a really good peeler.' Aside from swapping out the vegetable base, you can also completely customize the salad dressing to form new ribbon salads. 'The carrots become a vessel for any sauce you like,' Yeung says, noting she's experimented with a Mediterranean-style carrot salad and wants to attempt a kimchi version next. 'I think that a lot of cultures can intertwine their own flavors. That's the best part of it because at the end of the day, it's so simple — so you can really get creative with it.' See More: Cookbooks Eater at Home How to Cook What to Cook
Vogue
12-06-2025
- Health
- Vogue
A Carrot Salad For Glowing Skin? Inside the Edible Skincare Myth
The saying 'you are what you eat' goes back centuries—possibly all the way back to ancient Greek. After all, what we put into our bodies has the power to impact our health, mood, and overall wellbeing. The latest manifestation of that age-old adage? A certain carrot salad that's been making its way across social media. Featuring thin, wide ribbons of raw carrots seasoned with green onions, garlic, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, and hot chili peppers, the salad has been hailed as an anti-aging recipe for a few summers now. The recipe originally started spreading on TikTok via Cassie Yeung and appears in the chef's cookbook, Bad B*tch in the Kitch—though obviously shredded carrot salads have long been popular from Korea to Morocco to France. TikTok content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. The combination of ingredients in Yeung's recipe has followers raving. The fresh, seasonal side dish is said to raise vitamin A levels in the body and stimulate melanocyte and retinol production. People call it the 'skincare salad' and say it helps them fight wrinkles and get a healthy glow. It's easy to understand all the fuss. After all, carrots are not only delicious, they do offer impressive nutritional benefits for the entire body. However, is there any truth to the salad's wrinkle-fighting skincare claims? Here's what to know. The myth of edible skincare It is true that 'we are what we eat.' Proper nutrition significantly affects our overall well-being, protecting against cardiovascular disease, keeping blood cholesterol levels stable, and promoting longevity. The edible skincare approach, however, is a bit misleading. On social media, the amount of recipes that promote better skin, the eradication of acne, and the improvement of gut health are staggering—and definitely compelling. The trend is the result of a growing interest in overall nutrition and likely due to the cosmetic industry promoting a corrective approach with products that are meant to cover, erase, undo, or deflate. Now consumers seem to be seeking information on their own with the desire to personalize their wellness routines. It makes sense. Taking a holistic approach to beauty is a great idea and certainly valid. What we eat can provide nutrients that support skin health and well-being from within—just think about the idea that reducing sugar eliminates glycation, a process that leads to the stiffening of collagen and the development of wrinkles and skin laxity.
Hindustan Times
01-06-2025
- Health
- Hindustan Times
Why chef Cassie Yeung's carrot ribbon salad is going viral. Here's how you can make it
Chef and content creator Cassie Yeung has provided the internet with her latest tasty yet healthy obsession- the carrot ribbon salad. Users who have tried the recipe say it's a sure-shot way to get your skin glowing and make you crave vegetables like never before. The full recipe is available in Yeung's latest cookbook Bad B*tch in the Kitch. In a video shared on social media, Yeung revealed that the recipe emerged out of her need to finish a big bowl of carrots every time before leaving town. After spicing shredded carrot bits with a few basic ingredients, the result obtained is a close comparison to content creator Logan Moffitt's viral cucumber salad and similar dishes found in Korea, Morocco, and France. • Carrots • Green onions • Garlic • Soy sauce • Rice wine vinegar or red wine vinegar • Sesame oil • Chili crisp • Dill Yeung uses a simple technique to peel her carrots, which is both risk-free and task-efficient. She lays the vegetable down flat and gently peels along its length. All other ingredients are part of the dressing, and quantities can be decided to suit individual tastes. Donning gloves to properly massage the dressing in is something Yeung swears by for the best taste results. Use a pair of tongs or chopsticks to blend all ingredients. If you face any difficulty in doing so, toss all ingredients separately before mixing them with the carrots. A post shared by Cassie Yeung (@cassyeungmoney) Carrots are scientifically proven to increase the levels of beta carotene, a precursor to vitamin A or retinol, to replenish your skin. Adequate consumption of this vitamin can alleviate the risk of topical treatments causing excessive drying, or side effects of taking too much supplemental vitamin A. Though a direct impact on hormonal balance is still debated, the high fiber found in carrots ensures a good gut bacteria profile. Though carrots may still not be everyone's favorite flavor in the world, the benefits and joy associated with Yeung's latest creation warrant a try at the very least.
