Ever since I was a kid, I have loved cooking and “playing games” in the kitchen, which always angered my grandma, who was a cooking whiz. My grandma and our house helper would become impatient with me because I would take my time in the kitchen. I loved arranging the food to be served long before social media and the hype of taking photos of food. I would also imagine that I was in the cafeteria serving a lot of customers or playing games and letting my family pay for every meal I made. It’s kind of hilarious now that I think about it.
Now that I’m busy with work, I don’t get to cook my family’s daily meals. We rely on food deliveries most of the time, and I’m usually out on weekends, so I don’t cook much anymore and miss it. It’s great that I get to play cooking games during my breaks and after a long day, thanks to Culinaryschools.org and their myriad games for kids and adults focused on food, brain, sports, and arcade games.
For this article, I will list some of my favorite games on culinaryschools.org. What’s great about playing the games from Culinary Schools is one: they are challenging and enjoyable. Two, you can continue where you left them off (but be sure not to delete your cookies); three, every game is intended and has its objective to make its audience learn. Some of the games, like Twin the Bin, are for a cause, and best of all, they are completely free.
Bento Box Game
While Bento Box may seem like an easy and chill game, I couldn’t match the rice, sushi, rolls, and veggies to the bento right away, so the game is not boring; it will need your focus when you start playing it. For someone who loves Japanese culture, especially its cute or “kawaii” sensibilities, I enjoyed playing the game. However, with less than 12 levels, the game came up short and left me hanging. I wanted to play more of it, so I played the whole game at least three times after I finished it. Play the game here.
Go To Market
Go To Market is mostly a kids’ game, but adults may want to play it with their children and broaden their knowledge of food and grocery items. Playing the game is as easy as one, two, three. You just have to match the food from the grocery cart to the shadows. With this game, your toddlers will get to know many household, kitchen, and food items in no time. Play the game here.
Sweety Cooking Chocolate Cake
This interactive game gives you a step-by-step recipe for how to make a real chocolate cake. If you’re bored and have extra time to spare playing the game instead of just reading a whole website for the recipe, this is a fun way. In fact, since it’s interactive, you’ll probably learn better and bear the process of making chocolate in mind better than just looking it up on a static website. Apart from that, researching the recipe on YouTube definitely takes longer than just playing this short game. Play the game here.
The Amazing World of Gumball Water Sons
So the Amazing World of Gumball Water Sons is a game that I am not able to finish because it’s about testing your sense of perspective, which I’m pretty bad at (when I tried learning how to drive (I still don’t know how), and even when using that shopping cart, I have a hard time positioning it properly). I tried figuring out the third level, but I couldn’t do it. So why is the game on my list? Well, I highly recommend it to people who are far smarter and a lot better at perspective than I am. Plus, the animation of the game is really good, especially if you’re a fan of the Cartoon Network animated sitcom. Play the game here.
Pizzeria Game
The Pizzeria Game is my favorite type of game because there’s time pressure and the need to focus on the customers’ orders to be able to level up and win the game. The game challenges both your brain and motor skills as it dwells on how fast you match the orders. It reminds me of Diner Dash, which is definitely one of my most favorite games of all time. Be wary, though. The Pizzeria Game might get you so hooked and addicted. Play the game here.
Cooking Love
I’m not the type of person one would refer to as a “gamer,” but I love playing app games, especially interactive ones. I was so excited that Culinary Schools had a culinary love game. So, Cooking Love’s premise is about the main character you get to name yourself, who just came into the Big Apple to start a new life as a chef and get interviewed by the hottest chef in town. Since your character is new in New York, you get to experience her challenges and help her decide what she should do to make her successful career and love life in NY. Your choices are crucial for you to win the game (e.g., would you choose to be with Mark or Chef Giovanni?). Play the game here.
Twin the Bin
Twin the Bin is a good game to play in this age of environmental awareness and sustainability. It’s about the segregation of trash, so it’s a great way for children and adults to learn which items to recycle and which to put in the appropriate trash bin. I definitely learned a thing or two with this game, especially regarding disregarding glass items, which is quite uncommon in my household; we just usually segregate biodegradable, non-biodegradable, and recycling items. I highly recommend this game to communities, not just because of its cause and the learnings but because the game is challenging. Play the game here.
Masters of Matchmaking
Masters of Matchmaking is a match-3 game that I found challenging at first, but I got through the entire 20-level match with ease. It was fun playing and finishing it. If you think the game might be boring, you will be proven wrong because it has different cute characters asking for a particular food. The game is also quite addictive; it’s a great thing that it only has 20 levels, so I didn’t risk playing it all day. Play the game here.
Grocery Cashier
To have a variation of my game playing on the Culinary Schools website, I figured I should play something related to money. When I was young, I wanted to be a cashier. Hence, I really enjoyed the Grocery Cashier game. At first, you wouldn’t be able to figure out the buttons on the calculator right away, so the game is quite fun and challenging. Its art and graphics are quite good, engaging you as a player. Play the game here.
Candy Jam
Candy Jam is another classic Match-3 game that is sure to be popular with kids, adults, and even seniors. In fact, I let my 64-year-old mother play it on her tablet, and she enjoyed it so much, as did the other games in Culinary Schools. However, I often catch her playing Candy Jam. Given her age, she told me that the game was also a way to improve her problem-solving skills and strategies. Play the game here.
And there you have it. Be sure to visit the Culinary Schools website to learn more about the art of culinary, the best culinary schools worldwide, and get some free learning to juice up your love for cooking and preparing food.
NeP-C Ledesma is a millennial writer and entrepreneur full of curiosity about our abstract world. She devours Psychology, food, Philosophy, and prefer cats as her all-time company. Pop Culture is her kryptonite.