# Baked feta pasta

> A Finnish recipe reached US TikTok, where one hashtag passed 52 million views.

- Owner: Jenni Häyrinen
- Kind: Food & drink
- Sector: Food & beverage
- Seed date: 2019-02-04
- Peak date: 2021-02-11
- Spread Score: 0 (Niche, provisional), v1.2
- Mechanics: Platform jump, Press loop

## Summary

Häyrinen published a simplified Finnish baked-feta recipe and later translated it. US creators adapted it for TikTok. Food outlets covered the recipe, its popularity and problems with the sauce.

## Timeline

- 2019-02-04 — Jenni Häyrinen (Open web) — Häyrinen published her simplified uunifetapasta recipe.
- 2020-09-07 — Jenni Häyrinen (Open web) — Published an English recipe, noting that an informal translation had already reached blogger MacKenzie Smith.
- 2021-01-28 — Yumna Jawad (Open web) — Jawad published the recipe after learning it from Grilled Cheese Social.

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Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/baked-feta-pasta

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Baked feta pasta.” Case HIS-01024. Spread Score v1.2: 0/100. Updated 2026-10-17. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01024