r/food

1.7M archived posts · Jan 2008 – Sep 2026

Welcome to /r/Food on Reddit!

r/food

The internets number one place for original food images and more!

Created Jan 25, 2008

24.3MMembers (last snapshot)

1.7MArchived posts

#Welcome to the hub of Food on Reddit!

Thanks for making us over 23 MILLION STRONG!

Please read over the below links before you comment or post.

Sub rules wiki: www.reddit.com/r/food/wiki/index
Sitewide rules: www.reddit.com/help/contentpolicy

###AMA Policy and Core Values (formerly Live Talks: ###https://www.reddit.com/r/food/wiki/amapolicy

###Ban appeals information: ###https://www.reddit.com//r/food/wiki/banappeal

#RULES

Original Images only (OC Only)

If you didn't take the photo, don't post it.

Image Title Rule:

The majority of your title (over 50%) must specifically describe the food.
Avoid vague descriptions, excessive use of emojis, and include one [square-bracketed] tag. Do not use personal appeals or emotionally compelling details, like hardships, to influence votes. Posts are removed at moderators' discretion.
Example:

"[Homemade] Chicken & rice for dinner"✔️

"[I Ate] Tonight's dinner"❌

Add a Tag at the Front of Your Title.

The available tags are:

[I ate] - Food you purchased and ate, with no-preparation of your own (Restaurant / Food truck / Food Vendor)
[Homemade] - Food you, friend, family member etc, made at home
[Pro/Chef] - You work in a food-related industry and made it
[Text] - For anything text based, help / feedback or in-depth recipes.
[Produce] - Food that has been grown, foraged, butchered, or purchased. Eaten as-is (e.g., fruits and vegetables) or used as an ingredient.
[Podcast] - Food Podcast episode (whitelisted users only)
[AMA] - Food AMA guest post (whitelisted users only)

Check our Wiki for more information on the tags.

Blog/Website Linking:

Domain Whitelist: All domains linked in posts and comments are filtered, except those listed on our domain Whitelist. Addition or Removal to the list is at moderator discretion.
User Interaction Requirement: Users sharing Blog/Website links must actively participate on Reddit outside of their own posts.
Recipe Sharing: Alongside any recipe links, a written recipe must be provided within the same comment.
OC-Only: Blogs/Website must be original content (OC). No stolen, stock, or AI-generated images.

No Low-Quality Posts or Comments.

We don't allow any:

Non-OC posts Original Content=OC

Self-promotion (Excluding anyone whitelisted via out blog/website rule)

Off-site social media links

Dietary activism

Politics

Videos

Watermarks/Superimposed Text

Chain/Pre-Packaged Food

"Be Nice"

Please be respectful and do not belittle users or their food.

Spam/NSFW Gif or Image Comments.

Self Promoting via Gif/Image comments is strictly prohibited, along with any Gif/Image that is NSFW.

Gif/Image comments are locked to 1000+ community (r/Food) Karma Users only.

Users breaking this rule, or bypassing other automod rules, via Gifs/Images, will be permanently removed from the community.

Linking to YouTube in Comments.

Linking YouTube videos is allowed, as long as the video complies with the following:

The channel must have at least 100,000 subscribers.

The video must be directly related to food.

No abusive circlejerks

As an extension of the "Be Nice" rule, abusive circlejerks will be subject to removal and/or a ban. This can result in an immediate permanent ban depending on the severity.
Current abusive circlejerks:
- Melt circlejerk (on grilled cheese posts)
- Not a burger circlejerk (on Chicken burger posts)
- Sweden vs Iced cinnamon buns circlejerk
- Italy vs non-traditional pasta/pizza circlejerk

Any lists are non-exhaustive.

If you see a violation of these rules, report it. We will act swiftly.

Mods may remove any post, comment or user, if the post, comment or user is deemed detrimental to the community.

Have fun... Remember, we are a general food sub, not specific to recipes, quality or any other set discriminatory factor. Just food. We all eat it, in some shape or another. Let's enjoy and share it!

There are many other food related subreddits listed here. If you want to add yours or just chat, please message the mods.

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