TikTok Inspired Us To Try The Viral Salmon Bowl Recipe And We Have No Regrets

Who knew leftover microwaved fish could taste this good?

Is there anything Emily Mariko can’t do? In the past month alone, the 29-year-old Californian food, fashion, and lifestyle influencer, with a simple kitchen setup, an athleisure wardrobe we all envy, and a skill for making easy, healthy-ish food with Asian flavours has grown her following on TikTok from 70,000 to more than 2 million. Intrigued by her popularity and sudden rise to fame, we jumped on the platform to check it out, and yeah, it lives up to the hype. Her salmon rice video, published only a week ago, instantly went viral and currently has more than 33 million views. Naturally, we were left hungry for more, so we decided to give the recipe a red hot go. Trust us, try it, this dish is so simple yet full of flavour.

Ingredients:

- Leftover roast salmon slice
- Leftover cooked white rice (about 100g)
- An ice cube
- Soy sauce, to taste
- Kewpie mayonnaise, to taste
- Sriracha hot sauce, to taste
- Tbsp kimchi
- Half avocado, sliced
- Dried seaweed, slices

Method

1. Place the cooked salmon leftover on a plate and use a fork to mash.
2. Pile a big scoop of rice on top of the fish.
3. Put a single ice cube in the centre of the rice – a secret hack to help steam the rice.
4. Cover the food in parchment paper.
5. Microwave the dish for 2 minutes.
6. Once heated, remove the paper and ice cube.
7. Drizzle over soy sauce, Kewpie mayonnaise, and sriracha sauce before mixing the ingredients together.
8. To finish, add slices of avocado, kimchi and dried seaweed.
9. Now it’s time to put your chopstick skills to the test!