NORTHLAKE, Texas After she props her iPhone up against a baby blue tumbler and scrawls her recipe on a paper towel, Northlake resident Alissa Nguyen begins filming her latest recipe.
It’s not the kind of high-tech set-up you’d expect from Nguyen, also known as Gaming Foodie, a food influencer with over 2 million followers on TikTok. But it’s how she’s made viral videos like her sushi bake, a creamy, spicy umami casserole of salmon and rice that can be scooped up in dried seaweed wrappers.
“I just tell people measure until your ancestors tell you to stop,” Nguyen says as she covers a raw salmon filet with a generous coating of garlic and paprika. Oh yeah, and don’t forget to add some “blackity-peppy” also known as black pepper.
