Random food generator

How to use the random food generator

1. 1 Choose a mode: Food list, Recipes, or Fruit.
2. 2 In Food list, set the How many slider from 1 to 8.
3. 3 Click Pick to draw dishes, or Regenerate for a new set.
4. 4 Click any dish to copy it, or use Copy all or Export .txt.

Three ways to draw

• Food list: draw from 50 well-known dishes, no repeats within a draw.
• Recipes: pull a recipe with its ingredients and instructions from TheMealDB. You can narrow it by cuisine, category or main ingredient, one filter at a time.
• Fruit: draw a fruit with calories, sugar, carbs, protein and fat per 100 grams.

What the food list covers

The list is 50 everyday dishes most people will recognise, from pizza, ramen and tacos to biryani, pho and moussaka. It's built for quick decisions rather than for discovering obscure regional cooking, so it sticks to dishes you can order at a restaurant or cook from a common recipe. Every dish has the same chance on each draw.

Settling the what-to-eat question

Draw three dishes and let the group vote, or give everyone one veto and keep drawing until something survives. For a weekly theme, draw a dish on Sunday and cook from the same cuisine for the rest of the week. When you want something to cook rather than a name, switch to Recipes. The card lists the ingredients and the start of the method, and links to the original recipe when TheMealDB has one.

All 50 dishes in the list

Pizza, Sushi, Tacos, Hamburger, Pasta, Ramen, Pad Thai, Fried chicken, Dumplings, Spring rolls, Burrito, Lasagna, Risotto, Paella, Curry, Butter chicken, Biryani, Falafel, Hummus, Shawarma, Kebab, Gyro, Fish and chips, Steak, Barbecue ribs

Pho, Bibimbap, Kimchi, Tempura, Teriyaki chicken, Croissant, Pancakes, Waffles, French toast, Omelette, Caesar salad, Greek salad, Tomato soup, Clam chowder, Mac and cheese, Grilled cheese, Hot dog, Nachos, Quesadilla, Enchiladas, Gnocchi, Carbonara, Moussaka, Goulash, Dim sum

Frequently asked questions