‘Here’s my thing’: Viral TikTok trend explained
PENNE has become a hotly debated pasta shape, after an audio clip talking about the Italian classic went viral on TikTok.
The audio clip is now being used in a range of hilarious TikToks, from re-enactments of therapy appointments to sleepovers with friends.
Because here’s my thing…
TikTokers taking part in the trend use the following audio in a range of hysterical scenarios: “Because here’s my thing, I’m so sorry.
“We are living in a world where we could put our vodka sauce over any shape pasta, any shape we want.
“And the fact that we just keep going back to penne…why the penne, again and again and again.”
Some social media users are lip syncing with the pasta rant, with captions that read “POV: You’re trying to distract your therapist from talking about your feelings” or “POV: Your friend won’t go to sleep”.
Essentially, the rant is being used as a meaningless spiel that would be out of place in a more serious scenario.
Podcast origins
The audio is from the Best of Both Worlds podcast, which stars Alanna and her friend Katie.
Their podcast discusses events in pop culture as well as events in their personal lives.
Katie was talking to her friend about the viral vodka pasta recipe and was unhappy about how penne pasta has become the default shape.
Other users agreed with her and the overall consensus in the comments was that rigatoni is the best pasta shape for the viral sauce trend.
Pasta alla Vodka
The video references a pasta dish that went viral during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021.
Gen-Z TikTokers had started adding vodka to their pasta sauces, so that the recipe would have an extra kick.
The recipe requires tomato paste, onions, chilli flakes, cream (or vegan cream) and vodka.
Once the onions have been fried and the chilli flakes have been added to the recipe, users would add several shots of vodka which would quickly burn off.
Then, they would add the cream which gives the sauce a perfect balance of sweetness and bitterness.