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Top books on this board

HIT RATE = dishes in the top 100 linked to that book ÷ totalRecipes. Eligible books only (eligible===true). Columns are recipe-driven from current top-100 ancestor matches (not a famous-books seed list).

Top books by percent hits

  1. Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking — Marcella Hazan (1992) — 2.2% (11/500)
  2. The Food Lab — J. Kenji López-Alt (2015) — 1.3% (4/300)
  3. Joy of Cooking — Irma S. Rombauer (1931) — 1.2% (18/1500)
  4. Mastering the Art of French Cooking — Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, Simone Beck (1961) — 1.1% (6/524)
  5. Salt Fat Acid Heat — Samin Nosrat (2017) — 1.0% (1/100)

Top books by number of recipes in top 100

  1. Joy of Cooking — Irma S. Rombauer (1931) — 18 (1.2% · 18/1500)
  2. Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking — Marcella Hazan (1992) — 11 (2.2% · 11/500)
  3. How to Cook Everything — Mark Bittman (1998) — 7 (0.4% · 7/2000)
  4. Mastering the Art of French Cooking — Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, Simone Beck (1961) — 6 (1.1% · 6/524)
  5. Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone — Deborah Madison (1997) — 6 (0.4% · 6/1400)

Top 100 viral dishes

Updated weekly. Last top-list update: Sep 2026.

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