Portland Cultural Cookbook Contest
Submit your recipe.
Your family's recipe holds a story. Tell us both — we'll preserve them together in a cookbook celebrating Portland's cultural traditions. Free to enter, open to everyone.
Tell us about your dish.
Upload your written recipe, or type it directly — whichever is easier for you.
The Recipe — Part 1
How would you like to submit your recipe?
Both options are completely fine — pick whichever is easier. If you upload a file, you'll still answer the questions below about your story and info.
Please choose an option to continue.
Upload my recipe file
A photo, scan, Word doc, or PDF of your written recipe
Type it in directly
Fill in the recipe name, ingredients, and steps below
The Recipe — Part 1
Upload your recipe file.
Photo, scan, PDF, or Word document — whatever you have. Max 10MB.
Please upload a recipe file to continue.
Click to upload, or drag a file here
JPG, PNG, PDF, or DOCX — up to 10MB
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The Recipe — Part 1
Tell us the recipe details.
As exact or approximate as you like — "a handful" and "to taste" are completely fine.
Please fill in the recipe name and ingredients to continue.
The Story — Part 2
Tell us about this recipe.
300–500 words is ideal. Some ideas to get you started: Who taught you this recipe? What memories do you have of making or eating it? When do you make it? How did it come to Portland? What does it represent to you and your community? Any special techniques or traditions around it?
Please share at least a few sentences about your recipe's story.
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Photos — Part 3 (Optional)
Add a photo of the dish?
Optional but encouraged! A photo of the finished dish, you making/serving it, or even a historical family photo with the dish.
Click to upload a photo
JPG or PNG — up to 10MB — completely optional
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Your Info — Part 4
A little about you.
This is how we'll credit you in the cookbook and reach you if we have questions.
Please fill in your name and a way to reach you.
Permission — Final Step
One last thing — your permission.
You retain full ownership of your recipe and story. This just gives us permission to include it in the cookbook.
Please check the consent box to continue.
Review your submission.
Take a look — then submit, or go back to change anything.
Your submission goes directly to THTF staff. We'll follow up by email if we have questions, and again when the cookbook is published.
Something went wrong submitting — please try again, or email your submission directly.
Thank you for sharing.
Your recipe and story have been received by THTF staff. We'll follow up by email if we have questions, and again when the cookbook is published. Every submission honors a real story — thank you for trusting us with yours.
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Prefer to submit by email instead? info@humbletravelers.org