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Random food generator

Cannot decide what to eat? Get a dish from kitchens around the world.

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Quick picks

One tap sets the list and options.
ListFood
Diet
How many

Every pick is made on your device with secure random numbers. Nothing is sent anywhere. Your lists, options and last picks are remembered on this device only.

How to pick something to eat

  1. Set your mood

    Choose Veg only if you like, a meal time and a cuisine, or leave them all open.

  2. Press Generate

    Press Generate for one idea, or set How many to 3 for a choice of three.

  3. Plan the menu

    Lock the dishes you want and pick again for the rest, then copy the menu or download it.

Good to know

  • Veg only leaves out meat, fish and egg.
  • Pick three dishes and let the family vote, or send them to the spin wheel to let it decide.
  • Lock a main dish and generate a dessert by switching the meal to Dessert.

Where people use it

  • Cannot decide dinner

    Pick a random dish and stop the long family debate.

  • Try a new cuisine

    Filter by cuisine and find something you have not cooked before.

  • Veg only home

    Turn on the veg filter and get only veg dishes.

  • Plan the whole week

    Make a week of meals with a planner.

    Weekly meal planner with a shopping list

Why this one

The filters keep picks real for your home, so you get a dish you would actually cook.

  • Dishes and snacks from around the world.
  • Filter by veg, meal time or cuisine.
  • Lock a dish you like and pick the rest again.

What you can change

  • Veg or non-veg
  • Meal time
  • Cuisine
  • How many

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Cite this tool
  • APA
    sdev.in. (n.d.). Random food generator [Web tool]. https://www.sdev.in/tools/random-food-generator
  • MLA
    "Random food generator." sdev.in, https://www.sdev.in/tools/random-food-generator.
  • Chicago
    sdev.in. "Random food generator." https://www.sdev.in/tools/random-food-generator.
  • BibTeX
    @misc{sdev-random-food-generator,
  title = {Random food generator},
  author = {{sdev.in}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.sdev.in/tools/random-food-generator}},
  note = {Web tool}
}

Questions people ask

How does the veg filter work?

Veg only shows dishes with no meat, fish or egg. Dishes with milk, cheese or butter are counted as veg.

Which cuisines are there?

African, American, British, Chinese, French, Greek and Turkish, Indian, Indonesian and Malaysian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mexican, Middle Eastern, South American, Spanish, Thai and Vietnamese.

Can I plan a whole day of meals?

Yes. Pick a breakfast, lock it, switch the meal to Lunch or dinner and pick again. Locked dishes stay while the rest change.

Is it really random?

Yes. Every pick uses your device's secure random number source, the kind used for passwords, with a method that gives every item exactly the same chance.

Is anything sent or saved online?

No. The lists are part of the page and every pick happens on your device. Your past picks stay on screen only until you close the page.

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