How is this data measured?

ContentScout reads social data to rank posts based on its own scoring system. This page displays the top posts from that scoring model.

How many posts are in the current sample?

The current sample contains 201 real public posts sampled this week.

What is the average view count for these posts?

The average view count across the sample is 11,350,076 views. The previous run had an average of 13,413,545 views.

What is the median engagement rate?

The median engagement rate for the sampled posts is 0.73 percent.

Which post ranks first in the list?

The top-ranked post is Cactus turned into delicious breakfast. #cactus #nopales #food with 61,000,000 views.

YouTubeFood & CookingUpdated November 13, 2026

Top Food & Cooking Posts on YouTube

This page tracks public Food and Cooking posts on YouTube. The current sample has 201 posts with an average of 11,350,076 views and a median engagement rate of 0.73 percent. Average views dropped from 13,413,545 in the previous run.

ContentScout's own analysis: we sample real public posts matching food & cooking search terms on YouTube and score them by how much engagement they're getting relative to how recently they were posted. It is not YouTube's official trending list.

avg. views

11M

11,350,076 per post

median engagement

0.7%

0.73% exact

posts analyzed

201

public, from this week

vs. last week

-15%

in average views