The 'Fried Rice Prank' meme stems from a viral image of a Japanese chef seemingly performing an impossible 'rice toss' that forms a massive, curling wave. In reality, the 'wave' is a highly detailed plastic food model from a shop in Tokyo's Kappabashi district known for realistic food replicas. The image first gained massive traction on Twitter in early 2019, where users were initially stunned by the chef's physics-defying skills before realizing it was a clever prank. Since then, the template has been used to represent someone 'cooking up' something impressive, exaggerating one's skills, or as a metaphor for being overwhelmed by a massive situation.