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A small team passionate about cookbooks. We trace popular online recipes back to the books they came from so you can buy the original if you want. Ugly on purpose. Fast on purpose. Updated weekly.

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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 100 popular internet recipes

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