Ratatouille is Most Popular Movie Recipe

• Ratatouille from Ratatouille is the most watched movie recipe video on YouTube
• The White Castle Order from Harold & Kumar is second, followed by Secret Ingredient Soup from Kung Fu Panda in third
• Movie recipes have more than 476,000,000 views on YouTube

The Ratatouille dish from Pixar’s Ratatouille is the most popular dish to try and recreate in real life, new research has revealed.

The study by kitchen experts Maxima Kitchen Equipment analysed the number of views for recipe videos that recreated dishes from movies on the popular YouTube channel “Babish Culinary Universe”. The results reveal the movie food that people want to make the most at home.

Analysis of the data revealed that the famous Ratatouille dish from the film of the same name, is the most popular movie food that people want to make at home, with the video receiving more than 28,073,388 views. The dish in the film is also known as ‘Confit Byaldi’ and contains very thinly sliced vegetables such as aubergine, summer squash, carrots, tomatoes, and bell peppers, all served with a red pepper and tomato sauce.

The second most popular movie dish people want to make at home is the White Castle Order from the film Harold & Kumar. More than 14.5 million people have watched the video for the recipe, which is based on the White Castle order where the main characters ordered 60 sliders, 10 large fries, and 8 large sodas.

Secret Ingredient Soup from Kung Fu Panda ranks third on the list of film food people want to make, with the video for the recipe racking up 14,045,716 views. The soup is made of pork bones, short rib, pig’s tail, Asian aromatics, Chinese scallops, and daikon radish served with hand pulled noodles.

Coming in at fourth on the list is the Tortilla Chip Sombrero from Despicable Me 2. The dish features a tortilla chip formed into the shape of a large sombrero with the brim full of guacamole. The video for the recipe earned more than 13.2 million views.

Flanders’ Hot Chocolate featured in The Simpsons Movie in 2007 and is the fifth most desired movie dish on the Babish Culinary Universe Channel, with the video receiving 11,496,950 views. The drink consists of hot cocoa served with whipped cream, and a graham cracker topped with a toasted marshmallow and chocolate shavings.

Top 10 Movie Recipes, Maxima Kitchen Equipment

Rank	Name of Recipe	Name of Movie	YouTube Views count
1	Ratatouille (Confit Byaldi)	Ratatouille	28,073,388
2	White Castle Order	Harold & Kumar	14,589,187
3	Secret Ingredient Soup	Kung Fu Panda	14,045,716
4	Tortilla Chip Sombrero	Despicable Me 2	13,234,956
5	Flanders’ Hot Chocolate	The Simpsons Movie	11,496,950
6	Ram-Don	Parasite	11,085,719
7	Shawarma	The Avengers	10,972,625
8	Breakfast	Howl’s Moving Castle	10,314,538
9	Chateaubriand Steak	The Matrix	10,240,203
10	$5 Shake	Pulp Fiction	10,127,265

Ram-Don from the critically acclaimed South Korean movie, Parasite, comes in at sixth on the list. The dish features two popular Korean instant noodles, Chapagetti and Neoguri, mixed together with expensive Korean Hanwoo steak. The video for the recipe has had 11,085,719 views.

At seventh on the list is Shawarma from The Avengers, where it was featured in the post-credits scene. The recipe has received 10,972,625 views.

Breakfast from Studio Ghibli’s How’s Moving Castle features in eighth place with 10,314,538 views. Chateaubriand Steak from The Matrix and $5 Shake from Pulp Fiction finish off the top 10 with 10,240,203 and 10,127,265 views respectively.

A spokesperson for Maxima Kitchen Equipment commented on the study, saying: “The data reveals that the iconic dish from Ratatouille is the most popular movie food. It is fascinating to see that despite the film being more than 14 years old, people are still keen to see a dish from it brought to life. It’s a testament to the popularity of the movie and the how much we love to watch people cooking unusual dishes and experimenting in the kitchen. It’s also interesting to see how animated films dominate the rankings, with five of the top ten most viewed videos.”

The analysis was conducted by Maxima Kitchen Equipment, which has more than 40 years of experience in the supply and maintenance of professional kitchen equipment.  

For further information click link for www.maximakitchenequipment.com who commissioned the data