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Reddit rules index · read 2026-09-26
Can you promote on r/food?
Self-promotion restricted Its rules restrict self-promotion. Posts that promote your own work are likely to be removed.
AI-generated content not allowed Its rules remove some or all AI-generated posts, comments or media. Write it yourself here, or pick another community. Other communities' AI rules.
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What its rules say about promotion
No unauthorised self-promotion
No unauthorised self-promotion, off site social links/watermarks
What its rules say about AI and bots
Original images / videos only
If you did not take the photo or video, do not post it. No stock, AI, stolen, or screenshots
Blog and website links
All website links are filtered, except those listed on our domain Whitelist. To have your own domain approved you need to meet the below: User Interaction Requirement: Users sharing their own 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. Original media Only: Blogs/Websites must be original content only. No stolen, stock, or AI-generated media.
All 12 rules of r/food
- Original images / videos only
If you did not take the photo or video, do not post it. No stock, AI, stolen, or screenshots - Title Format
For Images and video, the majority of your title must specifically describe what the food is. We also allow locations, who made it and noting attempts. Any other post, keep it descriptive. A [TAG] is always needed. - Title Tags
[I ate] - Food you purchased and ate with no preparation of your own (Restaurant / Food truck / Food Vendor). [Homemade] - Food made at home by you or someone you know. [Pro/Chef] - Made as part of your work in food. [Text] - Text posts for help, feedback, long recipes. [Produce] - Raw ingredients grown, foraged, butchered, or purchased, shown as ingredients. [Podcast] - Food podcasts. [AMA] - Food AMAs with special guests. Check our Wiki for more information on the tags. - Video posts must use Reddit's own hosting
Links to YouTube, TicTok, Insta etc are automatically blocked. - Be Nice
Respect others. Do not belittle or devalue users or their food. - Blog and website links
All website links are filtered, except those listed on our domain Whitelist. To have your own domain approved you need to meet the below: User Interaction Requirement: Users sharing their own 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. Original media Only: Blogs/Websites must be original content only. No stolen, stock, or AI-generated media. - No excessively low quality media
No excessively blurred, small, dark, or cropped media where the food is not visible - No unauthorised self-promotion
No unauthorised self-promotion, off site social links/watermarks - No fast food chains or minimal effort pre-packaged foods/snacks
No media from large fast food chains or minimal effort pre-packaged foods/snacks (sweets/frozen meals etc) - No political comments or titles
Do not bring politics into comments or titles - No culture war comments
Reddit-born meme replies and culture war comments that target posters will be removed. They are off topic, unhelpful, and drive away real contributors. Examples include “Melt” on grilled cheese, “Not a burger” on chicken burgers, degrading TV show quotes or fights over international food differences - Moderator discretion
Mods may remove any post, comment, or user if deemed detrimental to the community
What the written rules don't show
- Unpublished minimums. Many communities remove posts from new or low-karma accounts through AutoModerator settings that are not on the rules page, often before a moderator sees them.
- Reddit's own filters. Reddit's site-wide spam filters can remove posts from accounts that mostly share links to their own site, in any community.
- The community's norms. Many communities see themselves as peers, not an audience: post where you already take part, and make the post worth reading without the link.
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