Rice‑paper fish and chips goes viral
- Taste of Home’s January 20, 2026 test of rice-paper fish and chips resurfaced across short-form video feeds, pushing an air-fryer rice-paper coating back into view. - The hook was texture: Kristina Vänni said the wrapper turned “extra crunchy” in the air fryer, while the method skipped classic beer batter. - The recipe fits a wider rice-paper hack cycle already spreading into dumplings, chips and wraps this spring. (tasteofhome.com)
Rice-paper fish and chips is circulating again on short-form video, with creators reviving an air-fryer method that swaps batter for rice-paper sheets. (tasteofhome.com) Taste of Home published its test of the recipe on January 20, 2026, after writer Kristina Vänni tried the trend at home and called it a “hit.” She described wrapping fish in rice paper, coating it with an egg mixture and cooking it in an air fryer. (tasteofhome.com) The method changes the texture more than the ingredient list. Taste of Home said the rice paper, made from rice flour and tapioca starch, turns crisp in the air fryer while the fish stays tender inside. (tasteofhome.com) That makes it a different proposition from standard fish and chips, which usually rely on a flour-based batter and deep frying. Vänni wrote that the rice-paper version was less messy than classic beer-battered fish and chips and also worked as a gluten-free alternative. (tasteofhome.com) The recipe is moving inside a broader rice-paper boom. Taste of Home published a March 16, 2026 recipe for crispy rice-paper dumplings and, in a separate spring roundup, highlighted rice paper as a base for chips, wraps and a lighter fish-and-chips variation. (tasteofhome.com 1) (tasteofhome.com 2) The same social feeds have also been pushing another snack experiment: melted chocolate poured over stacked Pringles in the can, then chilled and sliced. iHeart’s food-trend write-up on April 10, 2026 said reactions were mixed, with some viewers praising the sweet-salty combo and others calling it messy. (thebuzz.iheart.com) (sheknows.com) What ties the two together is format as much as flavor: both are simple, visual kitchen hacks that fit a vertical video. One uses a familiar wrapper to mimic batter; the other turns a chip can into a mold for a dessert block. (tasteofhome.com) (thebuzz.iheart.com) For now, the rice-paper version appears to be less a new dish than a new packaging of an old promise: extra crunch, less mess, and a recipe simple enough to copy on the next scroll. (tasteofhome.com)
