Pudding mit Gabel
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Pudding mit Gabel (English: Pudding with fork) is an internet meme created in August 2025 in Karlsruhe, Germany, where people gather in groups to eat pudding with forks. The events are primarily organized over social media, and hundreds of people have gathered for some of the events.[1]
Creation
[edit]The trend started in the German city of Karlsruhe in August 2025, where a flyer was posted inviting people to a "we eat pudding with a fork meeting [sic]", which soon got attention through a local Instagram account.[2][3] The event was held on August 28, 2025, and drew about 150-200 people. Videos showed participants tapping their pudding lids with their forks and counting down from ten before eating.
It subsequently developed into a trend on TikTok.[4] Who created the idea is unclear, with some online sources identifying a southern German artist group as the possible creator.[5][6]
Spread
[edit]Pudding with fork events soon spread to other German cities, including Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Bremen, Bonn and Stuttgart. Over 1,000 people showed up for a meeting in Hannover.[7][8] It also spread into German-speaking Austria and Switzerland.[9][10]
Gatherings have also taken place in the United States, for example in Seattle's Cal Anderson Park and Northeastern University in Boston.[11][12] The trend has spread internationally predominately via TikTok, with some videos from users in the United States getting millions of views, and one video inviting people to a meeting in New York City's Central Park.[13][14]
Stephen Colbert would later highlight the trend in his "Meanwhile" segment of The Late Show.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ Greene, Jordan (3 October 2025). Why Is Everyone on TikTok Gathering to Eat Pudding with Forks?, People
- ^ (28 September 2025). Warum junge Menschen Pudding mit Gabel essen, NTV (in German)
- ^ Tomšić, Sara (5 October 2025). Pudding mit Gabel: Fast die Weltformel aufgegabelt, Die Zeit (in German)
- ^ Lieb, Brigitte (26 September 2025). TikTok-Trend: Über 500 Menschen essen in Münster Pudding mit der Gabel, WDR (in German)
- ^ Poulakus, Andrea (3 October 2025). Warum gerade so viele Pudding mit der Gabel essen, WDR (in German)
- ^ Voigt, Wolfgang (28 August 2025). Junge Leute essen in Karlsruhe gemeinsam Pudding mit der Gabel, bnn
- ^ (1 October 2025). Kurioser Trend: Menschen essen Pudding mit der Gabel, Suddeutsche Zeitung
- ^ (5 October 2025). Hunderte Berliner essen gemeinsam Pudding mit der Gabel, berlin.t-online (in German)
- ^ (29 September 2025). Wieso treffen sich junge Menschen, um Pudding mit Gabeln zu essen?, Der Standard
- ^ (2 October 2025). Hunderte Kids verabreden sich zum Puddingschmaus mit Gabel, SRF
- ^ "Eat Pudding With a Fork! at Cal Anderson Park in Seattle, WA - Saturday, October 11". EverOut Seattle. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
- ^ "The surprisingly wholesome reason thousands of strangers are meeting to eat pudding with forks". Tamara Gane via Yahoo Creators. 2025-10-05. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
- ^ (3 October 2025). Warum gerade so viele Pudding mit der Gabel essen, Tagesschau
- ^ (2 October 2025). What is 'pudding mit gabel?' German 'pudding with fork' trend is inspiring IRL meetups, Mashable
- ^ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2025-10-15). Meanwhile... Better When Drunk | States With The Most Gold Diggers | Swiss Guards Get New Uniforms. Retrieved 2025-10-15 – via YouTube.