Cooklang Formatting

Use grams, ml, litres instead of cups. Teaspoons and tablespoons are OK:

@Flour{250%g}      -- correct
@Flour{2%cups}     -- wrong

@Milk{500%ml}      -- correct
@Milk{2%cups}      -- wrong

@Stock{1%litre}    -- correct
@Stock{4%cups}     -- wrong

@Butter{2%tbsp}    -- OK (tbsp allowed)
@Vanilla{1%tsp}    -- OK (tsp allowed)

4. Include a recipe image

Save the most appealing frame from the video as an image with the same name:

Dinner/Garlic Butter Shrimp.cook
Dinner/Garlic Butter Shrimp.jpg    -- same name, .jpg extension

Quick Reference

Ingredient Syntax

@ingredient                      -- name only (to taste)
@ingredient{quantity}            -- with amount, no unit
@ingredient{quantity%unit}       -- full specification
@multi word ingredient{}         -- braces required for multi-word
@ingredient{qty%unit}(prep)      -- with preparation instructions

Examples

@Salt{}
@Eggs{3}
@Butter{30%g}
@Chicken Breast{500%g}
@Garlic{3%cloves}(minced)
@Onion{1}(diced)

Notes on Ingredients

• For pantry staples (salt, pepper, oil), just use @Salt{} with no quantity
• For optional ingredients, write "optional" in the text: Add optional @Chilli Flakes{1%tsp} if desired.
• Don't use -, ?, or & prefixes - they're not supported by most Cooklang apps
• Don't mark cooking water as an ingredient - water for boiling/blanching is not a shopping list item:

  Bring a large #Pot{} of water to a boil.     -- correct (plain text)
  Bring a large #Pot{} of @Water{} to a boil.  -- wrong (creates ingredient)
  

Equipment Syntax

#Pot{}
#Frying Pan{}
#Mixing Bowl{}
#Baking Sheet{}

Adjectives go before, not inside:

large #Pot{}           -- correct
#large pot{}           -- wrong

Timer Syntax

~{5%minutes}
~{30%seconds}
~{1%hour}
~resting{10%minutes}     -- named timer

Important: Use single values only, NOT ranges. Write ~{15%minutes} not ~{10-15%minutes}. For variable times, pick the middle value or write it in text: "about 10-15 minutes".

Recipe Structure

Metadata (YAML Frontmatter)

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