Ceviche. Evidence ranking
Ceviche
#1 among published recipes we could fairly measure. We use this ranking to build The GüdDish when the method is cook-validated.
Ranking verdict
Photo Finish
The top two recipes are close enough that more data could swap them. Either is a strong starting point.
#1 ranked recipe
recipetineats.com
· top 2% of 169 analysed
4.99 from 703 ratings
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#1 published Ceviche by GüdScore (as of 2026-08-03): Ceviche from recipetineats.com (of 169 rated recipes across 20 sites). Verdict: Photo Finish. That ranking is evidence for building The GüdDish.
Among published Ceviche recipes we could fairly measure, #1 is Ceviche from recipetineats.com (169 rated recipes across 20 sites). GüdScore orders them by how far each outperforms its own publisher. That ranking is how we decide what to learn from when we build The GüdDish.
Why it ranked first
This recipe
4.99
recipetineats.com avg
4.53
Ahead of its publisher by 0.45 stars. That gap, not the raw rating alone, drives the rank, because a 4.99 on a site where everything is 4.99 means little.
- 703 people rated it, enough that the score is not resting on a handful of opinions.
- That combination puts it in the top 2% of every Ceviche recipe we analysed.
Runner-up: Tilapia Ceviche (foodnetwork.com), ★ 4.80 from 100 ratings.
What this takes
5, 5 - 6 · 10 min prep · 10 ingredients · 4 steps
- 400g / 14 oz kingfish, tuna, sea bass or other sashimi-grade fish suitable for raw eating ( (Note 1))
- 1/4 red onion (, very finely sliced using mandolin (so it "flops"))
- 2 tsp fresh jalapeño (, finely chopped (or green chilli) - add more or less for spiciness)
- 8 cherry tomatoes (, halved (large ones quartered))
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/3 cup lime juice (, fresh (or lemon juice))
- 1/2 tsp salt (, cooking / kosher (or 1/4 tsp table salt, Note 2))
- 1 avocado (, ripe, cut into 1.25cm / 1/2" cubes)
- 1/4 cup coriander/cilantro leaves (, roughly chopped (sub chives))
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil ((Note 3))
The GüdDish · draft · cook QA in progress
GüdDish Ceviche
This is the ceviche we cook at home when we want the best result without juggling ten tabs. We read the strongest recipes we could find, kept the ingredients and techniques that overlap again and again, and cut the rest. What is left is one combined method: the best of the best, easy to handle, easy to run, and built to come out right every time.
serves 4 to 6
65 min total
3 steps
Needs cook QA
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We already drafted The GüdDish from the field. It is not cook-validated yet, so Rank stays primary until QA is green. We do not ship a half-tested recipe as the answer.
Full evidence ranking
Showing 10 of a 10-slot list for this dish’s pool of 169 scored recipes. First 9 clear the full CrowdScore floor (at least 12 ratings and 4.5+ stars), ordered by how far each beats its own publisher after we adjust for rating volume. Filled 1 more slot with high-rated recipes that only have thinner vote counts (at least 1 rating, still real stars — marked Thin evidence). Star ratings and counts are the publisher’s public evidence when present. Close places can still reverse with more data.
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1Ceviche4.99 from 703 ratings
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2Tilapia Ceviche4.80 from 100 ratings
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3Ceviche Recipe4.97 from 197 ratings
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4Easy Shrimp Ceviche Recipe4.97 from 161 ratings
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5Shrimp Ceviche4.98 from 38 ratings
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6Simple Peruvian Ceviche4.93 from 34 ratings
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7Easy Shrimp Ceviche4.90 from 28 ratings
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8Shrimp Ceviche4.94 from 16 ratings
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9Canned Tuna Ceviche4.94 from 31 ratings
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10Fresh Fish Ceviche4.89 from 11 ratings · below usual vote floor
Major publishers (ratings not CrowdScore-verified)
Some major publishers show star totals without review-level data we can audit. Those aggregates never enter CrowdScore. They can still appear here as honest publisher claims or as method references. Below: top claims for this dish.
Behind the evidence
169Recipes rated
20Sites
2,205Ratings
Very highOrdering confidence
What enters GüdScore
We only put a recipe in GüdScore when we can check the evidence behind its rating at the review level. Sites that only publish closed aggregate stars, without recoverable reviews, stay outside that score rather than being quietly down-weighted. Where we can rebuild ratings from raw public reviews, we do that before a recipe competes. Full methodology: How GüdScore works.
FAQ
What is the best Ceviche recipe?
#1 published Ceviche by GüdScore (as of 2026-08-03): Ceviche from recipetineats.com (of 169 rated recipes across 20 sites). Verdict: Photo Finish. That ranking is evidence for building The GüdDish.
How does GüdDish pick a winner?
We search the open web for methods, measure rated recipes with GüdScore (evidence engine), study ingredients and techniques that set the strongest ones apart, then build one GüdDish. GüdScore does not hand you a single best recipe alone. Details: https://guddish.com/method.html
What does the verdict mean?
The Rank verdict describes the published-recipe competition, not a grade for The GüdDish. Clear Winner means number one is well ahead. Close Contest, Photo Finish, and Split Decision mean the top recipes are hard to separate. Limited corpus means we analyzed fewer recipes than a mature dish.
Why are some big publishers missing from GüdScore?
GüdScore only includes ratings we can audit at the review level. Sites that only expose closed aggregate scores, without recoverable review data, stay outside that score. Their recipes may still inform technique. See How GüdDish works for the full rules.
How often is this updated?
This page’s data was last scored or re-synced on 2026-08-03.
The public Rank is the top 10. The rest of the scored pool lives in the JSON API, not on this page.