Last Updated on September 18, 2025 by Matt Staff
Thanks to cooking shows and viral food videos, everyone thinks they´re a culinary genius. But sometimes ambition in the kitchen far outweighs skill, with results that are hilarious, bizarre, or downright unappetizing. These 20 foodies who attempted to act like master chefs created a different story with their makings.
1. Breadless hot dogs

2. This omelette

3. Burnt hot dogs with peanut butter

4. Peanut butter and jam sushi roll

5. This should have been a banana bread

6. This dessert looks exactly like cat food

7. Scrambled eggs with a side of hot sauce gone bad from three years ago

8. Meatball tacos

9. This vegan burrito

10. These lasagna noodles

11. Chinese peanut butter, cheese, tuna, and potato sandwich

12. “English breakfast” pizza

13. This dinner with three-year-old cheddar cheese

14. This hot dog with seven different types of mustard

15. This tortilla with whatever has been found in the refrigerator

16. This mastermind wanted Thai food

17. This dish looked better inside the chef´s head

18. This is an attempt at mac and cheese with added eggs

19. This user tried to recreate their friend’s favorite hamburger

20. These pizza tacos with mayonnaise

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