Fridgescaping is a term that’s grown popular via social media, (TikTok and Instagram). It's not just a fancy phrase for organising your food into Pyrex dishes and separating into categories such as meat, fish, vegetables, dairy and condiments.
Instead, it’s a play on tablescaping, arranging food into baskets, bone china, antique vases and silver trays inside the fridge - a whimsical, shop window-esque display, but inside the fridge freezer.
Some creators, inspired by TV series such as Bridgerton*, are theming their fridges, and storing fresh flower arrangements and unusual items such as picture frames and small ceramic sculptures inside.
(*Dubbed Fridgerton FYI).
Unsurprisingly, The Food Standards Agency (FSA) have warned against the new fad, noting that storing food next to these types of ornaments could be a potential health hazard.
The official watchdog also recommended against storing food in containers designed for alternative purposes and instead to store them in clean sealed containers to avoid the risk of cross contamination with harmful bacteria. Fridges should be kept between 0 and 5˚C, the FSA says, and raw food including meat and fish should be kept covered.
Some TikTok creators are arguing the point of Fridgescaping is to keep better track of their produce, try new foods, cook more than ever, ensure less food waste, and have a clean fridge due to switching up the theme each week!
While these are admirable reasons, we think there are much safer ways to create the same results!
See our guide on how to best organise your fridge!
Georgie was Good Housekeeping’s former Cookery Assistant.
