Rice + 2 Mystery Ingredients
Create a dish featuring rice and any two ingredients from your fridge.
Reward: +25 XP
Cooking Challenges
Level up your culinary streak with rotating prompts. Complete daily and weekly goals, unlock badges, and compete with the community.
- Track streaks, XP, and badges in one place as you complete prompts.
- Refresh to remix today's challenge while keeping your progress on track.
Challenges reset at midnight in your timezone.
Last refreshed at 1:56 PM
How to participate
- 1Lock in today's prompt or refresh for a surprise twist that still counts toward your streak.
- 2Cook the dish, capture your creation, and log it to earn XP and badge progress.
- 3Share with #CookSurprise for a chance at bonus spotlights and community shoutouts.
Choose your kitchen nickname
We'll show this on leaderboards, shoutouts, and community badges.
Daily Challenge
Spice Trail Tasting
Cook something featuring at least three warming spices.
+35 XPMood: Spicy ExplorerBase: turmeric, cumin
Suggested cuisines
IndianMaghrebi
Weekly Challenge Playlist
Share your creation using #CookSurprise on TikTok or Instagram Stories for a chance to be featured.
Global Brunch Club
Host a brunch with flavors from two different continents.
Reward: +30 XP
Budget Feast Under $10
Craft a filling meal for two spending less than $10.
Reward: +20 XP
Spice Trail Tasting
Cook something featuring at least three warming spices.
Reward: +35 XP
One-Pot Wonder
Cook an entire meal using only a single pot or pan.
Reward: +30 XP
Ferment Forward
Prepare a dish that features a fermented ingredient as the star (kimchi, miso, sourdough, yogurt).
Reward: +35 XP
Zero-Waste Kitchen
Cook a meal using scraps or leftovers that would normally be thrown away.
Reward: +25 XP
Umami Bomb
Create a dish that layers at least three sources of umami flavor.
Reward: +30 XP
Sous Vide Sunday
Prepare a protein or vegetable using precise temperature control (sous vide, low-temp oven, or water bath).
Reward: +35 XP
Garden to Plate
Cook a dish where at least 3 ingredients come fresh from a garden, farmers market, or foraged.
Reward: +25 XP
Cuisine Mashup
Combine techniques or flavors from two completely different culinary traditions into one dish.
Reward: +30 XP
Breakfast for Dinner
Prepare a breakfast classic elevated to dinner-party quality.
Reward: +30 XP