Grain Game 🌾 | Cookpad Apron 2026 Challenge

The Cookpad Apron Challenge keeps rolling! 🚀

Share one recipe each week with #CookpadApron2026 to collect points toward the emerald green apron and see your name climb the leaderboard. 💚

Week 19: August 3 – 9

Grain Game 🌾 Rice, quinoa & beyond — make grains the star

Grains are the unsung backbone of cuisines worldwide — from a steaming pot of jollof rice to a vibrant grain salad, a hearty risotto to a simple couscous bowl. This week, whatever your grain of choice, let it take the lead.


Some ideas to get you going:
🍚 Rice dishes — fried rice, pilaf, biryani, risotto
🌾 Quinoa salads, grain bowls, and warm grain sides
🫓 Couscous, bulgur wheat, and tabbouleh
🥘 Barley soups, farro salads, and spelt bakes
🍜 Noodle and pasta grain dishes
🌽 Polenta, grits, and cornmeal recipes
🥗 Mixed grain salads with roasted veg and dressings

From white rice to ancient grains — make it your own. 🌾✨

🍳 How It Works:
📅 Challenge Period: 30th March to 13th December (37 weeks)
Hashtag: #CookpadApron2026
Reward: An exclusive and unique Cookpad apron

🧑‍🍳 How to Win Your Apron:
⭐️ Everyone is entitled to participate in this challenge without exception.
⭐️ To receive your 2026 Cookpad apron you need to collect between 32 and 37 points by publishing one recipe per week with the hashtag #CookpadApron2026
⭐️ Since 32 weekly recipes is the minimum requirement, May 10th, will be the last possible date to join the Global Apron Challenge.
⭐️ Every week we will introduce a challenge theme or a list of ingredients for you to have fun cooking with.
⭐️ Check your notifications each week for new ideas.
⭐️ The recipe must be posted between Monday and Sunday of each designated week in order for the point to be counted.
⭐️ You must add one recipe each week to earn the point. Maximum number of points to be earned by week is 1 ❗️even if you publish more than 1 recipe in a week.

📋 Essential Requirements for recipes to qualify for the Challenge:
1- Main photo of the completed dish
2- At least three steps
3- At least 1 step image or video
4- All ingredients listed with quantities
5- Specified time and servings
6- Publish with hashtag #CookpadApron2026