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One-sentence 'if you mix X, Y, Z' recipe
A viral food and nutrition format on TikTok and Instagram
Say the whole recipe as one run-on 'if you take A, B, C...' sentence and hold back the name of the dish until the end.
5
accounts it worked for
6x
median, times their usual
#56
of 103 in food and nutrition
Editing trick
Talking head, Voiceover, Video
Why it works
The viewer can't guess what's being made, so they stay through the full assembly for the reveal. Different accounts used it on muffins, bakes, beef bowls and bread.
Hook formulaHow old were you when you found out that if you [step 1], [step 2], [step 3]...
How to make it
- 1Start with 'If you take / add [ingredient]...' on screen and in voice
- 2Add each ingredient as it's named
- 3Delay the dish name until it's baked or finished
- 4Defend or tease one odd ingredient
Examples
Best first, one per account. Each links to the original post.
- @marlon.cade.healt
194K followers, TikTok
“HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU FOUND OUT THAT IF YOU GRATE 2 APPLES INTO A BOWL”
70x their usual views, talking head, healthy eating
- @hunt4shredz
1.6M followers, Instagram
“IF”
6.1x their usual views, talking head, healthy eating
- @grannyruthsredflags
19K followers, TikTok
“DID YOU KNOW”
13x their usual views, voiceover, healthy eating
- @typefoodie
198K followers, Instagram
“if you brown your butter”
6.1x their usual views, video, baking
- @trackingforgains
61K followers, TikTok
“If you take 3 lbs of beef, salt, pepper, and garlic”
3.9x their usual views, talking head, healthy eating
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How this is measured
- Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
- TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
- A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
- Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.