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Sorry, millennials — Gen Z is trying to replace avocado toast with “tomato ice toast.”
And some say they’re trying too hard to be cool.
Gen Z TikTokkers have stunned viewers with their latest controversial concoctions using shaved, frozen vegetables to make savory granitas.
Granita — a simple shaved ice — has long been enjoyed by Italians, typically made by freezing fruit, herbal or spice juices, sometimes adding simple syrup, and scraping the frozen block into a bowl to be eaten.
Lemon, cinnamon, jasmine and espresso are some of the most common flavors found on menus around the world.
However, Gen Z foodies have put a fresh twist on the sweet treat by freezing whole fruits and vegetables and grating them on top of toast and burrata or mixing the shavings together for an ice-y salad.
In one of the most viral videos of the savory granitas, chef Eitan Bernath grated a portion of a frozen tomato over an open ball of burrata.
He then drizzled olive oil and balsamic vinegar on top, finishing with a sprinkle of salt and pepper and a sprig of basil.
Bernath seems to approve of his snack with a wide-eyed look.
However, viewers had mixed opinions on the creation.
“I don’t know how I feel abt this,” the top comment reads, while another labeled it “REVOLTING.”
Some viewers thought the frozen version of a tomato, basil and burrata salad was “genius” but others simply said, “No.”
The popular chef has posted more traditional recipes, including watermelon, pineapple, mango and orange — but he has continued to get creative.
He most recently posted a clip of a “shaved frozen cucumber tomato salad,” made by grating a frozen cucumber, tomato and red onion into a bowl and then drizzling the shavings with olive oil, lemon, salt and pepper.
Bernath admitted that it “might sound absolutely insane” but insisted it “turned out to be a delicious savory granita.”
“Is that frozen salad or salad ice cream?” someone asked.
“This way, I’d definitely be a salad person,” another noted.
But again, not everyone was ready to whip up a bowl for themselves.
“One question…WHY?” a person commented.
TikTok foodie Mads, who goes by @cripanddip online, recently posted a clip claiming she “had to try” the trend that she said seems “so refreshing.”
In the video, Mads cuts a slice of sourdough bread, rubs it down with a clove of garlic, spreads a ball of burrata on the toast and then grates a little pile of frozen tomato and peach on top.
She completes the snack with a dribble of white balsamic vinegar and olive oil, a few basil leaves and sprinkles of salt and pepper.
The food lover was skeptical of the trending treat and complained that iced vegetables bothered her sensitive teeth — but was pleasantly surprised overall.
Mads did note that the tomato flavor was very subtle and admitted she would still prefer a pan con tomate — a piece of garlic toast topped with blended tomato, olive oil, salt and pepper.
“I love it,” she decided after a few bites.
The creative concoctions don’t seem to have taken off beyond social media and don’t appear to have been added to any menus this summer — but that doesn’t mean it won’t still happen.
