A recipe is a set of instructions that show how to prepare or make something, especially a culinary dish.Modern culinary recipes normally consist of several components:The name (and often the locale or provenance) of the dishHow much time it will take to prepare the dishThe required ingredients......

A cookbook is a book that contains information on cooking. It typically contains a collection of recipes, and may also include information on ingredient origin, freshness, selection and quality, e.g., the Slow Food movement's ark of taste criteria.HistoryThe earliest cookbooks on record seem to be......

Food is any substance, usually composed of carbohydrates, fats, proteins and water, that can be eaten or drunk by an animal or human for nutrition or pleasure. Items considered food may be sourced from plants, animals or other categories such as fungus or fermented products like alcohol. Although......