Modern Recipes

a Case of Miscommunication

Authors

  • Peter Hertzmann Independent Scholar Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.27903

Keywords:

recipe writing, recipe interpretation, genre, 21st century, popular culture, technical writing, instructional writing, communication, conventions, cooking skills, food literacy

Abstract

The article looks at common causes for the breakdown in communication between recipes and cooks and surveys the evolution of the recipe genre over the centuries. Today's most common cause being that many people buying cookbooks do not know the basics of cooking and recipes alone cannot teach a person to cook.

Author Biography

  • Peter Hertzmann, Independent Scholar

    Peter Hertzmann is a chef and an instructor at all levels in kitchen craft. He has written in PPC previously and his latest book 50 Ways to Cook a Carrot is noticed below.

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Published

2019-10-01

Issue

PPC 115 (2019)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Hertzmann, Peter. 2019. “Modern Recipes: A Case of Miscommunication”. Petits Propos Culinaires, October, 34-55. https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.27903.