School Lunch Bracket

16 school-lunch favorites go head to head. Crown your champion.

Tap the one you love more!

What this test is

Sixteen school-lunch favourites go into a bracket, you pick one from each pair, and one survives to the end. The contenders are the names that were always on the menu board: chicken mayo rice bowls, pork cutlets, stir-fried pork, black bean noodles.

There is no right answer here. Just tap whichever one pulls harder, and by the final you will have found out whether you are a rice person or a noodle person, or someone who folds the moment anything fried appears. Screenshot the winner and compare it with your friends.

At a glance

Contenders
16
Matches
15
Price
Free
Sign-in
Required
Devices
Phone, tablet, desktop

How it works

From the round of 16 to the final
It narrows from sixteen to eight to four to the final. The bracket is shuffled every time you start, so the same dish meets different opponents on each run.
One tap per pick
Two contenders sit side by side, and tapping the one you want moves you straight to the next match. On a phone you can finish the whole bracket one-handed.
The result is one winner card
Reach the final and the winner comes up as a card. Share it and the link lets whoever opens it run the same bracket for themselves.
There is a snack bracket too
A separate snack bracket runs on convenience-store and street snacks. Do lunch first and snacks after, and your taste comes out much sharper.

The contenders

  • Chicken mayo rice

  • Pork cutlet

  • Meatball spaghetti

  • Curry rice

  • Spicy pork

  • Fried chicken

  • Pizza

  • Kimchi fried rice

  • Jajangmyeon

  • Udon

  • Fried dumplings

  • Rolled omelette

  • Sotteok skewer

  • Mini corn dogs

  • French fries

  • Chocolate cake

Frequently asked questions

How were the contenders chosen?
We picked sixteen dishes that turn up often on Korean school lunch menus. Menus differ by school and region, so this is not a ranked list.
Does it cost anything?
It is free. A one-time Google sign-in is needed so your result can be saved and shared.
Will I get a different winner if I replay?
It can change. The bracket is reshuffled each run, so which dish meets which and when can push a different winner through.
Does it work on a phone?
It opens straight in the browser on a phone, tablet or desktop. There is no app to install.

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