Recipes That Broke
the Internet

Yes — that's the whole point. Every recipe is taste-tested against the original. We don't publish a recipe until we (and our testers) agree it's a close match. Some recipes are even better at home because you can use fresher ingredients and adjust seasoning exactly to your taste.

We track trending food content across TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. When a recipe hits critical mass — meaning it's getting millions of views and people are actually trying it — we add it to our testing queue. We focus on recipes with staying power, not one-day fads.

Absolutely. If you've seen a recipe blowing up on social media and want us to test it, send us a link. We can't guarantee we'll cover every suggestion, but community tips are how we've found some of our best recipes. Drop us a note through the newsletter or contact page.

We add new viral recipes as they trend — typically 2-4 new recipes per month. Testing takes time (usually a week per recipe), so we prioritize quality over speed. Subscribe to our newsletter to get notified the moment a new recipe drops.

Dalgona coffee holds the record with roughly 3.2 billion views during the 2020 pandemic lockdown — the whipped instant-coffee drink spread from South Korea worldwide in days. Close behind are birria tacos (~2.1B views), smash burgers (~1.8B views), baked feta pasta (~1.4B views), and Emily Mariko's salmon rice bowl (~1.1B views). View counts are estimates based on publicly reported hashtag totals; TikTok does not publish official aggregates.

The easiest viral recipes need little or no cooking: dalgona coffee (3 ingredients, just whip), baked feta pasta (dump-and-roast), cucumber salad (no cooking required), green goddess salad (chop and blend), and pesto eggs (whisk pesto into eggs as they scramble). All are rated Easy and take under 20 minutes.