‘Chivegate’: culinary scandal causes a stir
Sometimes something happens that makes the entire internet explode. It all started very innocently: a user on Reddit decided to post a photo of chopped chives every day, promising to “keep chopping until they were perfect.” What followed was a small culinary challenge that suddenly grew into a major scandal now known as Chivegate. But what exactly is going on with this chive saga?
On October 7, 2025, Redditor F1exican posted a photo of a head full of chopped chives on the /r/KitchenConfidential subreddit, with the caption: “I am chopping a head of chives every day until Reddit says they are perfect.”
From Chive Lord to being exposed
The post inspired countless comments pointing out the flaws in F1exican’s chopped chives. The Redditor continued posting photos of his chive-cutting progress every day, with each post receiving tens of thousands of reactions and earning him the nickname “Chive Lord.” Until things went wrong.
The plot twist: deception and revelations
What seemed like a simple challenge soon took a dramatic turn. After several weeks of chopping chives every day, something unexpected happened: F1exican posted a photo that was not from that day. Instead of a new photo of chopped chives, he reused an old photo, mirrored it, and presented the photo as “the new day.” Other Reddit users quickly noticed this and exposed his deception. Day 23 and day 31 turned out to be exactly the same photos.
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- Chivegate: gesneden bieslook foto’s blijken hetzelfde
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- Chivegate: de ontmaskering!
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The hashtag #Chivegate was born
A megathread emerged in which users accused F1exican of fraud (‘Chivelord is a Fraud’), and the hashtag #Chivegate was born. The humorous side of the story, in which chives achieved iconic status, went hand in hand with the annoyance over the deception.
‘I didn’t want to give you guys another chiveless day’
F1exican admitted that he had indeed reused the photo, apologizing and explaining that car maintenance was the reason he had posted the photo instead of chopping chives.
The internet responds with countless memes
What followed was a veritable meme explosion. Who would ever have thought that a simple chopping challenge could cause such a global stir? The chive saga spread quickly, not just as a funny anecdote, but as a cult phenomenon centered around chopping chives. With hilarious memes about the “Chivegate” affair, F1exican was portrayed as a kind of culinary hero trying to find the perfect chives, but failing.
Chop chives quickly
Inspired to take on the challenge? We get it! That’s why we’re sharing this trick for chopping chives quickly and neatly. Delicious with this croissant with salmon and these eggs on toast with apple and chives.
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