Woman Tells Italian Grandma They'll Stop To Say Hi, Obviously Gets a Feast

Food can be a love language—as Italians know all too well.

A video posted to TikTok by Karissa (@karissaastevens) has gone viral after revealing the massive feast her Italian grandmother prepared after she was informed Karissa was going to quickly drop in. Since the video was posted on June 20, it has received one million views and 93,000 likes.

"I told my Italian grandma we were 'stopping by quick to say hello,'" she captioned the video. "Something about my grandma, she doesn't need notice that you are coming. She always has something amazing on hand to cook at any time."

The video offered proof of Karissa's assertion. In it, she revealed the huge spread her grandmother had put together, involving a "casual antipasto" platter with cheeses and meat, and two baking sheets' worth of homemade pizza. To serve it all up, her grandmother pulled out "the old china."

She also said that her grandmother let Karissa's daughter "reorganize" her spice cabinet. She found books from when she was a child in 1998, too, in perfect condition.

Many in the comments were distracted by a special mechanism Karissa's grandma employed while serving the food: cutting the pizza with scissors. While it was new for some, several Italians chimed in with recognition.

"The cutting of the homemade pizza with a scissor! Best way, and so Italian," @jenbap wrote.

The video had people reminiscing over the love and affection of grandmothers present and past—including the impossibility of a "quick" visit or leaving grandma's house without eating.

"You said quick visit and she said, 'I don't think so,'" @lilsunflower26 wrote.

"I even tried surprising my grandmother, but not telling her I'm coming over, so she doesn't go all out. That's still didn't stop her," @kyrohh wrote.

"My grandma was the same way," @kellypattonjohnson wrote. "Even when we wouldn't tell her we was coming, she always had a table full of food waiting for us."

People urged Karissa to hold her grandmother close in such a mundane but special moment, too. Those with grandparents who have passed said they'd give anything to have an experience like this one more time.

"Cherish every moment," @kjorgensen wrote. "My grandparents were both Italian and my grandma always was cooking. I'd give anything to go over to her house now."

"Oh, how I miss my Nonna's homemade pizza (my mom's too)," @patwaz wrote. "Please enjoy every bite as it won't be available forever."

"Hug them a little extra for me," @cheezpleaz07 wrote.

Newsweek reached out to @karissaastevens for comment via TikTok.