The video gained over 482,000 views on YouTube and 2.3 million on TikTok in two days. On February 16th, 2021, YouTuber, TikToker and webcomic creator Ice Cream Sandwich Guy uploaded an animated video in which a hand-drawn version of the video game character Kirby, sitting in front of a plate of chicken strips and a bowl of macaroni lip dubs, "macaroni with the chicken strips," softly moans, lifts from his seat and vanishes into thin air (shown below). Their method includes cutting a hole out of the center of a wheel of brie. Ice Cream Sandwich Shorts Kirby Animation TikToker nicolethenomad calls their recipe, 'mac and cheese 2.0,' and for good reason. Comedy Gaming Food Dance Beauty Animals Sports. Log in to follow creators, like videos, and view comments.
The original sound has been uploaded by a number of other TikTokers, the videos to which are largely collected under the hashtag #macaroniwiththechicken strips. TikTok video from bololoooo93 (bololoooo93): 'Ooof onbussines'. In the same span of time, the original sound was used in over 3,300 videos, many similarly structured to synchronize the moan with a specific event (most popular example shown below, right, garnering over 6.6 million views in four days). Cook until the flour turns slighly brown. To make the gravy melt 4tbs of butter in a pan and whisk in 3tbs of flour. For example, on February 8th, TikToker uploaded the sound over Call of Duty footage, perfectly synchronizing the moan with footage of a player being killed by a grenade, garnering over 290,000 views in 10 days (shown below, left). Remove from the pan and let drain on a paper towel. The straightforwardly delicious recipe went viral and spurred a demand for the cheese. Using tomatoes, olive oil, salt, and feta, the recipe has users bake the block of cheese, then adding cooked pasta. On February 8th, YouTuber reuploaded the video, garnering over 66,000 views in 10 days (shown below).Īlthough the original sound and video no longer exist on TikTok, users were quick to reupload it. Feta cheese became scarce when a feta pasta recipe went viral on TikTok in February 2021. The video and account were removed soon after, losing the original sound and removing it from any videos that used it. On an unknown date prior to February 6th, 2021, TikToker uploaded a video in which he looks at a plateful of macaroni and cheese and chicken strips and says, "macaroni with the chicken strips," then emits a soft moan.