Recipe Ancestor

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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. Simple on purpose. Fast on purpose. Updated weekly.

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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) — 1.8% (9/500)
  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. Salt Fat Acid Heat — Samin Nosrat (2017) — 1.0% (1/100)
  5. Mastering the Art of French Cooking — Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, Simone Beck (1961) — 1.0% (5/524)

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) — 9 (1.8% · 9/500)
  3. How to Cook Everything — Mark Bittman (1998) — 9 (0.4% · 9/2000)
  4. Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone — Deborah Madison (1997) — 6 (0.4% · 6/1400)
  5. Mastering the Art of French Cooking — Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, Simone Beck (1961) — 5 (1.0% · 5/524)

Top 100 popular internet recipes

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

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