The kitchen is possibly one of the most accessible forms of creativity, yet most of us who cook spend our time whipping up the same few dishes time and again. This is not always a bad thing—after all, many artists only create masterpieces after years of practicing the same techniques. However, we can all benefit from expanding the recipe book every so often, for the sake of both novelty and expanding our horizons.

Cooking memes can be an unlikely source to help us do exactly that. They take us right to the very limits of the culinary experience, then bring us back to the middle ground again in a way that is both amusing and engaging. Quite often, they are an exercise in what not to do, but that can prove useful as well. The main thing is what a rich resource of food-related humor that they can claim to be.