NDLI: What Is a Recipe?

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Borghini, Andrea
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	The ontology of recipes is by and large unexplored. In this paper, I offer a three-steps account. After introducing some key terminology, I distinguish four main options for a theory of recipes: realism, constructivism, existentialism, and the naïve approach. Hence, I first argue that recipes are social entities whose identity depends (also) on a process of identification, typically performed by means of a performative utterance on the part of a cook (e.g. “This is fettuccine Alfredo,” “This is falafel”); thus, the best theoretical framework for a theory of recipes is a constructivist. Secondly, I argue that the identity of recipes can be grasped only by being suitably acquainted with the dishes that instantiate them, because of the impossibility to spell out recipes in details that would match a full-fledged dish; hence, the authority to establish the identity of a recipe rests on a process of apprenticeship. Finally, I argue that the identity of recipes and—vicariously—of the dishes that instantiate them, rest on three factors: the expertise required on the part of the cook; authenticity (in turn based on the fit and approval rate of any purported rendering); and the open-ended character of recipes.
Starting Page	719
Ending Page	738
Page Count	20
File Format	PDF
ISSN	11877863
Journal	Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics
Volume Number	28
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	1573322X
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2015-06-25
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Recipes Ontology Identity Authenticity in food Ethics Evolutionary Biology Agricultural Economics Theory of Medicine/Bioethics Plant Sciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Environmental Chemistry History Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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