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Top books on this board (hit rate)

HIT RATE = dishes in the top 100 linked to that book ÷ totalRecipes. Eligible books only (eligible===true).

  1. Salt Fat Acid Heat — Samin Nosrat (2017) — 4.0% (4/100)
  2. Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking — Marcella Hazan (1992) — 2.4% (12/500)
  3. The Food Lab — J. Kenji López-Alt (2015) — 1.7% (5/300)
  4. Joy of Cooking — Irma S. Rombauer (1931) — 1.1% (17/1500)
  5. Mastering the Art of French Cooking — Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, Simone Beck (1961) — 1.0% (5/524)

Top 100 viral dishes

Updated daily. Last top-list update: Sep 15, 2026, 7:29 PM MT.

  1. #1Whipped Coffee Cake↑6
  2. #2Baked Feta Pasta↓1
  3. #3Cloud Bread↓1
  4. #4Chili Crisp Eggs↑8
  5. #5Smash Burgers↓2
  6. #6Tortilla Wrap Hack↓2
  7. #7Butter Board↓2
  8. #8Pasta Chips↓2
  9. #9Cucumber Salad (TikTok)↓1
  10. #10Nature's Cereal↓1
  11. #11Air Fryer Halloumi Fries↑7
  12. #12Birria Tacos↓2
  13. #13Salmon Rice Bowl↓2
  14. #14Sourdough Discard Crackers↑7
  15. #15Cottage Cheese Ice Cream↓2
  16. #16Marry Me Chicken↓2
  17. #17Green Goddess Salad↓2
  18. #18Pesto Eggs↓2
  19. #19Whipped Feta Dip↑7
  20. #20Gochujang Pasta↓3
  21. #21Avocado Toast↑9
  22. #22Dubai Chocolate Bar↓3
  23. #23Smash Tacos↓1
  24. #24Crispy Rice Spicy Tuna↑9
  25. #25Baked Oats↓2
  26. #26Chili Oil Noodles↓2
  27. #27Pancake Cereal↓2
  28. #28Garlic Confit Toast↑11
  29. #29Chicken Cobbler (TikTok)↓2
  30. #30Shakshuka↑11
  31. #31Sheet Pan Gnocchi
  32. #32Chicken Cobb Wrap
  33. #33Detox Smoothie Bowl↑11
  34. #34Focaccia Art Bread↑12
  35. #35One-Pot Lemon Orzo↓1
  36. #36French Onion Pasta↓1
  37. #37Elote Dip
  38. #38Overnight Oats↑15
  39. #39Pickle Soup↑1
  40. #40Ube Cheese Pandesal↑2
  41. #41Greek Chicken Bowls↑15
  42. #42Corn Ribs↑7
  43. #43Egg Bites↑7
  44. #44Baked Alaska Mug Cake↑11
  45. #45Poke Bowl↑20
  46. #46Grinder Salad Sandwich↑11
  47. #47Smashed Potatoes↑12
  48. #48Brown Butter Sage Pasta↑23
  49. #49Breakfast Quesadilla↑14
  50. #50Caprese Salad↑23
  51. #51Black Pepper Chicken↑15
  52. #52Everything Bagel Seasoning Eggs↑17
  53. #53Mango Sticky Rice↑23
  54. #54Air Fryer Chicken Wings↑18
  55. #55Caesar Salad↑29
  56. #56Gnocchi alla Vodka↑22
  57. #57Hummus Bowl↑30
  58. #58Bulgogi Beef Bowls↓13
  59. #59Hot Honey Chicken↑23
  60. #60Chia Pudding↓13
  61. #61Ramen Egg↑24
  62. #62Grilled Cheese Tomato Jam↑29
  63. #63Butter Chicken↓15
  64. #64Mapo Tofu↓13
  65. #65Açaí Bowl↑31
  66. #66Beef and Broccoli↑24
  67. #67Loaded Nachos↓15
  68. #68Sushi Bake↑25
  69. #69Pad Thai↓15
  70. #70Pot Roast↓12
  71. #71Garlic Naan Pizza↑26
  72. #72Miso Soup↓12
  73. #73Cookie Dough Dip↓12
  74. #74Ratatouille↓12
  75. #75Tomato Soup Grilled Cheese↓11
  76. #76Zucchini Noodles↓9
  77. #77Dal Tadka↓9
  78. #78Cowboy Caviar↓58
  79. #79Pho Ga↓9
  80. #80Peanut Butter Banana Toast↓6
  81. #81Tteokbokki↓53
  82. #82Beef Stroganoff↓7
  83. #83Lasagna Soup↓54
  84. #84Tuna Melt↓7
  85. #85Kimchi Fried Rice↓6
  86. #86Lemon Bars↓6
  87. #87Banana Bread↓51
  88. #88Carnitas↓7
  89. #89Misir Wot Bowl↓51
  90. #90Stuffed Peppers↓7
  91. #91Shepherd's Pie↓5
  92. #92Chicken Adobo↓4
  93. #93Cacio e Pepe↓50
  94. #94French Toast↓5
  95. #95Chana Masala↓3
  96. #96Chocolate Chip Cookies↓2
  97. #97Pozole Rojo↓2
  98. #98Clam Chowder
  99. #99Yakitori
  100. #100Dump Cake