Recipes: Principles: Zutaten format

The Zutaten section may start with a line specifying how big the portions are, like this: “Für vier Personen:”.

Then it should give the list of ingredients as a list of bullets. Each entry should look like one of these options:

• $ingredient: $amount: $preparation

$preparation is optional.

The parts are as follows:

• $ingredient: The name of the ingredient (e.g., “Zwibeln”).

• $amount: The amount of the ingredient.

  • For countable things (e.g., “Zwibeln”) this can be a number of units (e.g., 2 1/2).
  • It can also be “EL” (Esslöfel) or “TL” (Teelöffel), especially for powders.
  • The only other acceptable units are:
    • g, ml, dl,
    • Becher, Blätter, Bund, Dose, Rolle.
  • Scientific units (e.g., “g”) should be preceeded by a space. “200 g” is correct, whereas “200g” is incorrect.
  • For ambiguous units (like “Dose” or “Becher”) it is OK to have a more precise unit (such as “Dose (400 g)”).
  • Reject any other units (such as “gr”, which should be “g”).

• $preparation: Specifies how the ingredient should be prepared (e.g., “gewürfelt”) before the cooking/baking (the Zubereitung) may begin.

Grouping related or exclusive ingredients

Ingredients can be grouped in two situations:

1. When an ingredient has mutually exclusive options. For example: fresh vs canned, different forms/amounts depending on preparation, etc..

2. When grouping ingredients helps simplify the instructions. Typically this is used for things that belong to a larger logical set. For example, all spices may be listed in one group.

In this case, the group is specified through a nested list under a general ingredient heading, like this:

• $general_group_name: optional intro phrase (such as “Entweder:”)
  • $ingredient1: $amount1: $preparation1
  • $ingredient2: $amount2: $preparation2 …

($preparation remains optional.)

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